White People Are Cashing Out Their BLM Currency

As the summer faded, so did White allyship

Jada Gomez
Momentum
Published in
Oct 1, 2020

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“Please don’t confuse my alarm for shock. By no means am I surprised by the shift. Much of the year’s unprecedented White allyship was authored by folks who’ve donned Sandra Bland’s blindfold when facing American racism. Some convinced themselves that they possessed no lineage to American slavery. That psychological privilege is in direct opposition to the trauma attached, in some capacity, to every single African-American. Albeit, a prized possession, that privilege turns the…

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Jada Gomez
Momentum

Senior Platform Editor at Medium. Girl with the long last name from the Empire State. NYU Alum. Runner. Puppy Mommy. Smiler.