I decided to take some time to write this down in order to voice my thoughts, since social media doesn’t quite cover everything I’m feeling and this is extremely important to me.

The past few weeks have been an intense, and it has highlighted, underlined and circled the negative parts of our world and the society we live in and have been living in for countless years. The racial injustice in this country and our world is truly unforgivable and unacceptable in all ways. Our outdated systems continue to fail POC and change is not only warranted, but necessary. And above all, white people can’t sit around and be silent because it might feel uncomfortable or strange or you’re fearful of saying the wrong thing, etc.

We must speak up. We must have uncomfortable conversations. We must educate ourselves and our friends and stand up for equality and, honestly, basic human decency. This starts with all of us: at home, in our communities, through whatever platform we have. No change is too small. It must start with us. We must do the work.