Alexa W., Senior Reporter
As a white person, I understand that I will never understand, but I stand with you. I want to preface this article by saying that this piece is intended for white readers. It is not black people’s jobs to educate us about systematic racism, white privilege, police brutality, or any of the racial issues affecting them, and they shouldn’t have to. Right now, black people are leading a fight for their rights to life, justice, and equality. My intent in writing this article is to educate you all in the same ways that I have been educating myself–by providing you with information about white privilege, systematic racism, police brutality, the Black Lives Matter Movement, and ways that white people can help support this movement. My goal in doing this is to amplify black voices and support their fight
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