“The assumptions of white privilege and what we can do about it”

“Every white person in this country – I do not care what he says or what she says – knows one thing … that they would not like to be black here. If they know that, they know everything they need to know. And whatever else they may say is a lie.” James Baldwin, speech at the University of California Berkley, 1979

It has never been easy to be black in America. Still, the past few months have pushed me to the depths of outrage, pain and despondency that are unmatched in my 63 years of life. Look what has transpired …

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