White people! Pay attention! This is overdue…
Do not replace ‘Black Lives Matter’ with ‘All Lives Matter.’
It does NOT read ‘Only Black Lives Matter.’ It does NOT read ‘Black Lives Matter and White Lives Don’t.’ It’s time for some introspection should you feel your mind going down that path. Changing it to ‘All Lives Matter’ is the linguistic equivalent of taking medicine away from a hemorrhaging patient and giving it to someone with a cold because ‘All Patients Matter.’
Listen. We benefit from white privilege whether we notice it or not, and the roots go deep — centuries-old tendrils rise and shape our world today. Consider the harm this privilege inflicts on our souls.
American blood
From a raw, ancient summer
George Floyd: I can’t breathe
Say it: Black Lives Matter