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White Silence: A Follow-Up

by Mia McKenzie

There have been many, many views of my post on white silence, many re-blogs, and much discussion, and I just want to clarify a few things:

I am not calling for “commentary” from my white friends about issues of race. I am not calling for my white friends to tell me that they understand what it is like for folks of color in this country and in this world. I am not calling for my white friends to suddenly start acting like experts on these issues, or, God forbid, to stop listening in order to start talking.

What I am asking is that…

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