Action

I am listening, I am learning, I am acting. I will not let my black friends, colleagues, students, and strangers fight racism alone. After the giant wake-up call with George Floyd’s death on the heels of many others, I am one of those well-intentioned, liberal, seriously privileged, suburban white women who is guilty of being “more devoted to order than justice” (Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr). For the years left for me on this planet, I pledge daily attention, vigilance, growth, support, love, and action. My reading list has changed, my creative work will stretch, and my teaching will change.