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Over the past week, we have seen inspiring and exciting change. Breonna’s Law, regulating no-knock warrants, was passed through the public safety committee in Louisville, KY. The murderer of George Floyd as well as his accomplices have been charged as such. Statues built to glorify racists have been torn down. And cities are taking serious steps to defund their police departments and redirect those dollars back to the community that is long overdue for support. The question as we ride on this momentum seems to be, “where do we go from here?” Now that we have succeeded in making our voices heard and pressuring lawmakers into the beginning of concrete action, we must begin to attack the root of the problem by addressing the insidious nature of racism in this country. And that means having many discussions. Many white allies have turned to social media and made their voices heard in a variety of ways. I have been frankly floored by the amount of sharing on my timeline of resources for pro...

As I sit at home in the middle of the afternoon, I cannot help but think how surreal it is to see that just 50 years after 1968, we are here yet again. The emotional roller coaster I have gone on the past two weeks is unexplainable. George Floyd was murdered in spite of his compliance. Breonna Taylor was gunned down in her own home. Every act of brutal violence against those who look like me makes my heart heavy. As the days go by, I am more and more burdened by the knowledge that there is injustice waiting for me around every corner in the minefield that is this nation’s unchecked white supremacy. And what frightens me even more is the church’s compliance in this system. When Trayvon Martin was murdered in 2012, my white Christian friend told me that black on black crime was the real problem, not police brutality. I told her she had a point and resolved never to sleep over at her house again. In the spring of 2015 there were protests and sit ins occurring on my liberal college cam...