First, let me say that I am happy to be here with you. And by “here” I mean in this moment where my words are less likely to fall on deaf ears, blank stares, awkward pauses, or a genuine lack of interest as we struggle to keep awareness of racial inequality at the forefront of all important conversations.
Yes, this is how White women have received me whenever I bring up issues of racial inequity in this country. But that was then and surely in the dawn of all this “allyship” we’ve turned a corner, right?