It’s a Good Week for White People to Be Quiet

Amy Shearn
Forge
Published in
Nov 6, 2020

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The fact that about half of America’s voters voted for Donald Trump, whose racism is well-documented, should probably surprise no one.

And Black people are, by and large, not surprised. As for White people, Marley K. writes on ZORA, while now might feel like a moment to try to understand, to try to apologize, to try to justify, to try to be heard… maybe it’s really just a good time to…

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Amy Shearn
Forge

Formerly: Editor of Creators Hub, Human Parts // Ongoingly: Novelist, Essayist, Person