To White Friends That Disappoint

Not too long ago, I attempted to console a friend that was sobbing and wrapped in a blanket late at night. She started by saying, “My heart is so fucking broken.” Less of a moment of white person confusion and likely entirely a moment of realizing the desolation is all around us, I realized once again that I could trust this friend because they shared it too — the growing feeling that the collapse is coming for you and everyone that you love. This realization also helps articulate the ability to move through trauma collectively for the sake of resistance. That first feeling is all consuming and terrible. Many black folks face it alone as they scroll through their social media when yet another systemic tragedy is revealed as white people sit feet away, unfazed. <a href="https://princeshakur.medium.com/to-white-friends-that-disappoint-e7d70cfb84f9">Website</a>