there's already so much that's been said better than I can EVER say it and I would always rather boost black voices than talk over them, but I do want to say some things here that I say a lot in real life so that my stance is perfectly clear: (1/3)

if you don't think this is America as it has always been intended to be, please question why you don't think of the experiences of black people as part of the fabric of our history. We've always been this.
ALWAYS. To say otherwise is active, willful ignorance and violence (2/3)

Racism, and violence against black people specifically, has been built into the bones of this country from the beginning by design. To deny that is to deny not only history but the humanity of enslaved black people. again, please take some time to question why that is. (3/3)

one last thing, this thread is not intended to wash over America's history of violence against other people of color - our entire legacy is hatred and violence against so many and the literal least we can do is acknowledge that and educate ourselves on how to unlearn this hatred

anyway: support black creators, listen to black voices, not just now when its ~good praxis~ but all the time. make it a habit to question your thoughts and behaviors. again, all of this has been said by so many better people than me. I'm not an educator, I'm just a knucklehead.