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Oceanshades | By Frederick Judd Waugh (1861-1940)

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Marsha P. Johnson within the crowd at a New York Gay Pride (1982)

And being neurodiverse/disabled isn’t an excuse for anti blackness either.

Boost my voice, don’t just like it for woke points.

The only things that will make you a good ally to us is listening to us, boosting our voices, defending us when we need it, calling out your fellow whites when they display overt and/or covert racist behavior, and checking yourself consistently.

As Tumblr Creatr Nicole Zaridze (@nicolezaridze) shows, sometimes simply knowing that someone else is there for you in difficult times is enough to put a smile on your face – and theirs.