Multiple things can be true at the same time and this moment requires us to hold myriad truths.

1) Violence against Black and brown people is a feature, not a bug of American society and — folks are tired. I’m tired.
2) Riots that are in response to sports teams victories vs. the death of unarmed black citizens are treated differently by the press.
3) Anarchists and white supremacists groups who don’t give a damn about #GeorgeFloyd are using this moment to create violence and chaos.
4) We can’t go back to some false calm that papers over the calls for wholesale change.
5) White folks need to talk to other white folks.
6) We’ve seen enough violence — please please please be safe.
Having hope at a time of fury can feel off-base, but I still have it. Change isn’t bubblegum and raindrops — this sh*t is hard. But change is gonna come, because we demand no less.
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