1. Capitalize the B in Black when referring to Black people


>Andre and I were standing in my driveway playing 21 with his
>basketball on my hoop and I called him a Nigger for going on a
>date with this girl.

2. Never type out the n-word again. Just write 'n-word' and we will all know what you mean. You should never be saying or typing this at all. like ever.


>Both of those stories are to say that I am very, very aware of
>what my place in society is, but I just don't feel like the
>person to make much loud, material change.

You are ABSOLUTELY the person to do that...you must. it doesn't have to be "loud" per se, but any and all actions you take toward antiracism are "material".

You benefit from white supremacist patriarchy every day you breathe and its your moral obligation to take the annoying, needed, difficult, and uncomfortable actions to upend it...which i see you are doing, which is good.

Read more, learn more and have to courage to keep doing the hard shit.

and so sorry about your friend Andre..he sounded like an amazing dude.

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