White Lies and Empty Activism

White Lies and Empty Activism
Why the movement needs diversity of thought
Natalie Griffith
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5 min read·
Sep 25, 2020
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Photo: UniversalImagesGroup/Getty ImagesIt’s interesting how people who are not actively anti-racist in these times love to reference nonviolent ideology when speaking on the current state of affairs. For some reason, they love to drag Martin Luther King Jr. into their nonsense.
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Written by Natalie Griffith
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