1) I have privilege as a White person because I can do all of these things without thinking twice about it...

I can go jogging ( #AmaudArbery).
I can relax in the comfort of my own home ( #BothemSean and #AtatianaJefferson).
2)I can ask for help after being in a car crash ( #JonathanFerrell and #RenishaMcBride).
I can have a cellphone ( #StephonClark).
I can leave a party to get to safety ( #JordanEdwards).
I can play loud music ( #JordanDavis)
I can sell CD's ( #AltonSterling).
I can sleep ( #AiyanaJones)
3) I can walk from the corner store ( #MikeBrown).
I can play cops and robbers ( #TamirRice).
I can go to church ( #Charleston9).
I can walk home with Skittles ( #TrayvonMartin).
I can hold a hair brush while leaving my own bachelor party ( #SeanBell).
4) I can party on New Years ( #OscarGrant).
I can get a normal traffic ticket ( #SandraBland).
I can lawfully carry a weapon ( #PhilandoCastile).
I can break down on a public road with car problems ( #CoreyJones).
I can shop at Walmart ( #JohnCrawford) .
5) I can have a disabled vehicle ( #TerrenceCrutcher).
I can read a book in my own car ( #KeithScott).
I can be a 10yr old walking with our grandfather ( #CliffordGlover).
I can decorate for a party ( #ClaudeReese).
I can ask a cop a question ( #RandyEvans).
6) I can cash a check in peace ( #YvonneSmallwood).
I can take out my wallet ( #AmadouDiallo).
I can run ( #WalterScott).
I can breathe ( #EricGarner).
I can live ( #FreddieGray).
I can ask someone to put a leash on
7) their dog when it is required in the public park we are in ( #ChristianCooper).

I CAN BE ARRESTED WITHOUT THE FEAR OF BEING MURDERED. #GeorgeFloyd

White privilege is real. Take a minute to consider a Black person’s experience today.
#BlackLivesMatter (copied)
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