2020: Did We All Experience This?
Since March I have been constantly wondering did we all experience the collective trauma and stress of racism. I think for some it was a short taste with a few statements posted on social media and not much else and for others, it is a continual sense of pain that continues to run as an undertone to each day they breathe. I know I am tired. I am tired of many things including some of the following: Solidary Statement with no concrete action Hashtags that only come when someone dies The incivility in our federal, state, and local leadership Random videos sent to me that are offensive and so much more But where you do go from here? Hopefully, we really take a hard look at our individual behavior that allows racial injustice to continue in the country. We must move from statements to conversations, to deeper conversations, and ultimately to real action that will allow the change we need to improve the lives of all on this planet and in this country.