I know Tengaged isn't really the biggest platform to talk about this, but I don't have any Twitter followers and I feel like on Reddit my posts will get drowned out so I think this is the best place to share. My white privilege has allowed me to ignore these issues in the past but I have been educating myself and also taking classes on race in America and all of the issues that have been caused/are caused by systemic and externalized racism in America.
A few years ago I made a bunch of stupid, racist blogs supporting a dumb bitch of a reality TV contestant to try and be funny, but at the time my stupidity and white ignorance got in the way of being a decent human being. If anybody from the website from then and is still around and is willing to hear out my apology, I'm sorry. There are no excuses for racism of any kind and I am ashamed of myself and sorry to the people I hurt.
Racism did not end when MLK had a dream and it did not end when Obama became president contrary to what some may think. The fight for #BLM is still ongoing in the US and while everyone might have stopped blogging on Tengaged about it, the news and social media sites such as Twitter, Facebook, Reddit, etc. are all still talking about it. Here is a website from a couple of days ago that have a bunch of reputable links to causes/charities/donation fundraisers to support people of color. As POC and allies of POC if you have money to donate (which I understand most of you might not due to being underage or having to pay stuff like bills), think about supporting good causes. Plus the more vocal we are, the more change is likely to happen to support POC in America. Right now a lot of people are uncomfortable going to protests (myself included) due to the COVID-19 pandemic, so the least we can do is bring more awareness to the issues that POC face by the US population and police.
Also a side note, if you are willing to learn more about the topic PLEASE sit down and watch 13th by Ava Duvernay on Netflix. It is a really good documentary that talks about how our prison system here in America has become a race war and it will shed some light on why POC feel like they can't trust police (and rightfully so).
(The article was made a couple of days ago, and there are links to victim funds, police reform funds, community fundraisers, etc. Remember to always do your research though even if it is on a reputable website to make sure your money is going to a good place.)
