White people open up about the lessons they learned on racism in 2020
White people open up about the lessons they learned on racism in 2020
Despite the deaths, the brutality, and the environmental tragedies, some good has come from the very sour lemons served to us in 2020.
One of those things is a greater understanding of, or at least an attempt to understand, racism. In the summer we saw the public take heed of racial injustice in a way we’ve never seen before.
Following the brutal killing of George Floyd, people around the world woke up to the insidiousness of police brutality, institutional racism, and anti-Blackness.
We saw brands offer to do better, celebrities offering their solidarity, and the architecture that celebrated oppressors toppled.
It’s safe to say we’ve all learned a lot. White people, who may not necessarily have grappled with their own race in the past, have had to come to terms with their own privileges.
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Despite the deaths, the brutality, and the environmental tragedies, some good has come from the very sour lemons served to us in 2020. One of those things is a greater understanding of, or at least an attempt to understand, racism. In the summer we saw the public take heed of racial injustice in a way we’ve never seen before. Following the brutal killing of George Floyd, people around the world woke up to the insidiousness of police brutality, institutional racism, and anti-Blackness. We saw brands offer to do better, celebrities offering their solidarity, and the architecture that celebrated oppressors toppled. It’s safe to say we’ve all learned a lot. White people, who may not necessarily have grappled with their own race in the past, have had to come to terms with their own privileges. White people, who may not necessarily have grappled with their own race in the past, have had to come to terms with their own privileges.