Jun 7, 2020

in imageCrystal Y. Jolley
Yesterday at 02:50 • 2
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I implore all of my RIC friends to read this, hell all of my friends!!! If */*
matter to you, then #blacklivesmatter. There is no separating the two!
I'm black, I have always been black, and will continue to be black until |
take my last breath. Being black is not all that I am, but it's a large part
of who l am. When you don't see that, respect that, or appreciate that,
then you don't see me at my fullest and most wonderful. If seeing me
and my blackness offends you, there lies *your* problem, not mine. I'm
no longer going to keep quiet or hold back, to appease those who may
feel uncomfortable talking about and thinking about race. l've come a
long way from the girl who "hated" her blackness, not because | actually
hated my blackness, but because the world around me hated my
blackness, which I then internalized. I hope that you do want to see me,
and I hope that you do work to educate yourself, and I hope you do try
to understand, and I hope you do develop empathy. But if not, that'll
have to be okay. l'll keep it pushin, because *l see myself*: black,
beautiful, strong, intelligent, passionate, and devoted to educating
these babies about how to embrace, love, except and *see* their fellow
human
Gail Hall
I see you.
I think to myself, what a lovely, kind, young lady has
grown into a lovely young women.
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