Real estate is one of the surest ways to acquiring wealth. Black people were kept from that.
This is a part of the 400 year head start that white people have:
Remember your power as a patient. If a nurse comes in to care for you and you feel unsafe, ask for a different one. Anyone else can do this!Normalize questioning people in healthcare. Plus you have every right to reject those that shove their beliefs in your face if you want to.
My favorite thing ever is when people say that college brainwashes you into being liberal. It’s almost as if....education...gives you perspective you otherwise wouldn’t have...and teaches you to think in different ways...and see things from other people’s shoes???
*THAT* is my problem with most “educate me” prompts from either men or white people on the internet.
They say “educate,” but they really mean “convince me because I already don’t believe you.”
And instead of listening, they proceed to argue with you.
Black lives matter even if they do resist arrest. Black lives matter even if they did commit a crime. Black lives matter even if they disrespect the cop. Black lives do not matter conditionally. Black lives matter, period. All of them.