"People often say 'Stop being angry and educate us', not understanding the anger is part of the education" -Denata

Civility isn't useful for our liberation; it's useful for your white comfort. We don't have to bubble wrap your feelings & intellectualize our pain for consumption.

To the person seeking mental health activists: I'm a Black, queer therapist, but able bodied, with a lot of degrees, plus male privilege. I frequently hold space for folx oppressed in ways I'm not. There's no excuse. You're not structurally competent. See: https://www.teenvogue.com/story/therapists-for-women-of-color-and-queer-people-how-to-find-one