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Reposting from Brandy Chieco’s Instagram post

Illustration and caption by Brandy Chieco

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🗣 ENOUGH IS ENOUGH! 🗣 If you aren’t angry about the deaths of Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, George Floyd and countless other black men and women who have died at the hands of a racist, broken system, one of two things is true:

1. You either aren’t paying attention, or

2. You’re part of the problem.

If you’re tired of hearing about racism or seeing us speak out against it, imagine how tired people are of experiencing it every. single. day.

White and white-passing people: If you want to help but you’re not sure how, start by educating yourself. Knowledge is power. Then, check your privilege. Recognize that, even if your life has been hard, your skin color isn’t one of the things making it harder.

And one more thing: stop saying, “I’m not racist because I don’t see color.” First of all, if you aren’t blind, that’s bullshit. Second, when you say you don’t see color, you’re ignoring racism while completely dismissing black history and culture. Stop doing that! See color, learn about it, celebrate it!

To everyone hurting right now, I’m with you. I see you, and I’ll do everything I can to be part of the solution. I can promise you that. Sending so much love and light to you. 💖

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To all my black followers and friends, stay safe.

Also, I would like to add that black lives have always mattered, will always matter.

It’s awful that we even have to say that because it should be a given. However, we need to say it loud and clear for the racists.