I& #39;m overcome with emotions right now, going downtown to clean up was not what I expected. I expected to feel like I was being caring and helpful as lately I& #39;ve been feeling powerless, helpless and emotional.
Being faced with the option to clean up and erase "Black Lives Matter" on the side of a building upset me and I couldn& #39;t do it, so I walked away.
There were many white people downtown cleaning up, erasing the expressions from last night and my heart told me to leave. This isn& #39;t my job to do.
I& #39;ve cried a lot this weekend and I started crying downtown too. A lot of white people thinking they& #39;re doing good by painting "Peace" while erasing "BLM" or "R.I.P. George Floyd".
I& #39;m processing, realizing that my job this time isn& #39;t to run out and help clean up. I just hope the people who are down there right now read and understand what they& #39;re erasing. Those are expressions of people who needed to speak.
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