We Interrupt Your Regularly Scheduled Programming . . .

I scheduled a different post for today —one that looks at This Then That, (look for it in the future) but I decided that posting it would be tone deaf. Really.

The country is on fire.

You know what sucks? Change. It’s painful. It stretches and tears, rearranges and redefines. But growth—meaningful growth—is like that. IT IS NECESSARY.

I’ve been listing to a series of author talks hosted by Nic Stone on her instagram focused around ideas of race, and I am learning so much (I would suggest going to her IG page and studying up, my friends).

If we want to be stronger, better, and whole, then we have to walk that talk. We have to stand up for our black brothers and sisters. While it isn’t about “all lives” right now, by standing up for black lives, we make a statement that their lives are equal to all lives. We have to do what we can NOW.

Something that hit me yesterday during the Tuesday Black Out is how important it is to leverage my voice as a white person as an ally. To use the privilege that comes with the color of my skin to speak out, to advocate, to make a difference in some way. Am I doing it right? I don’t know, but I trust that if I’m not people will tell me. I can’t sit back, afraid, and not speak up. I can’t be afraid to offend. I have to be open to listening and learning. I have to be willing to change (even if it’s painful because I will be better for it).

Don’t know what to do? Here’s are seven things we can do today.