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It’s Not Easy Having White Friends Right Now

When they don’t care about Black pain, they make it worse

Momentum Blog Team
Momentum
Nov 19, 2020

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“I don’t expect my White friends and acquaintances to be activists who march and wear Black Lives Matter T-shirts. But I do expect them to use their mouths to do more than recite empty platitudes and remind us that everyone’s entitled to their opinion.” — Jeremy Helligar

Read Helligar’s story in its entirety below.

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