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If you need someone to talk to, I’m here. I am listening and I care.

I chose not to speak up during this presidential election because I have always wanted to avoid politicizing my online space. But I’ve learned that this is white privilege talking. Here’s an ugly truth: The American culture is designed for the white person (man) to succeed—which means it’s also designed for everyone else to fail.

That is not okay.

By staying silent, I have participated in and taken advantage of white privil...