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I& #39;m seeing a lot of people who seem to be more upset, about the protests going on around the country than they are about the injustices in our system that black Americans have to deal with *all the time*.
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The situation reminded me of an interview that Trevor Noah did with conservative talk show host Tomi Lahren, 3 years ago right after Trump won the Presidency.
The full interview is worth your time, but I wanted to highlight this part in particular because it brings to light an important point that remains incredibly prevalent now, over three years later.
That there is no "right way" for black Americans to air their grievances in the eyes of people like @TomiLahren. They simply don& #39;t understand what all the fuss is about, but in reality, the problem is very straightforward.
*Black people are being made to live in fear of the people that are supposed to protect and serve them*, but when she was asked what the right way to protest would be @TomiLahren said "I don& #39;t protest because I& #39;m not a victim."
We can& #39;t hope to change the minds of those whose jaded beliefs are a core part of their identity. But there is hope.
There are more of us than there are of them, and there are plenty of people who genuinely don& #39;t understand what& #39;s happening in this country, and want to learn.
There are more of us than there are of them, and there are plenty of people who genuinely don& #39;t understand what& #39;s happening in this country, and want to learn.
If we& #39;re going to fix systemic racism it& #39;s going to take a concerted effort from all of us in all areas. If you know me at all, you know my focus is electoral politics because that& #39;s where I feel that I can make the most change.
But just because that& #39;s where I& #39;m focused it doesn& #39;t mean it& #39;s where you should be focused. There are countless other ways to get involved in the fight against systemic racism and I& #39;m encouraged to see so many people posting about the ways they& #39;re stepping up.
