a life of privilege
A friend said to me, “Once you see it, you can’t unsee it.” I didn’t know what she meant, until I knew what she meant. I can’t unsee it. And I had no idea. I had no idea that mistreatment of black people did not end with the Civil Rights Act back in 1964. I had no idea that black people still encountered racism on a continual basis. I had no idea that black people had to be so fearful and so careful. I had no idea that so often black people are told they are less and are trea