I’m speaking directly to my white friends and family whom I love and respect, and who are dear to me. Before you began to consider this issue of race and disparity just a few short weeks ago, I chose you to be a part of my circle while I was already living with the issue. I don’t think any less of you now than I did before George Floyd died; I do expect more of you now, though. Just as your eyes have been opened to the inequality and injustice Black people have faced for centuries, Black people’s eyes are now open to see how you, the white people who say they love us, will handle this knowledge that is new to them.
