Black Lives Matter
I am aware that white privilege has given me many opportunities that so many others have not been afforded. I know I am not fully aware of all of my blind spots, so I continue to strive to have these revealed to me no matter how painful it may be. I will never experience the same pain that black people face today, and have throughout our history; though, I hope that as I continue to gain insight, I may be a part of forging a better path for everyone. I am aware of my white guilt and how I sometimes let this guilt disable me, and sometimes I make room for it motivate me. I wish I could say it was ALWAYS the latter. I am empowered when I can see my white guilt for what it is, (a history I am ashamed of, disgust of what black people endure at the hands of white authority/power, mistakes I or those around me make that allow this oppression to continue, silence that leads to unlawful death) then I find impulse for change. I will always be a work in pr...