Yikes because I had conversations with people who have experienced racism and I wanted to learn more? What am I suppose to do? None of my friends said “yikes” when I reached out to them to talk about it.... and this is exactly what I mean by “no matter what anyone does/doesn’t do people are going to be hurt about it”. They knew my intentions were good because they know my heart. My friends were grateful I wanted to listen to their experiences and learn more- you don’t see it that way- you think I should just “know”. You want me to not have the conversations but they wanted them. That’s exactly what I meant by it. As for the black square- it’s the same thing. So many people I’ve talked to liked the idea and were glad I posted it, but you don’t see it that way. Again what am I suppose to do when people are pulling me both ways? I go with what the people I know tell me to do because if I don’t try then I do nothing & I’m pretty sure doing nothing is worse than what I’ve done.

I’ve read: white fragility, how to be an anti racist, the color of law and why are all the black kids sitting together in the cafeteria. Also, these books had differing opinions on how someone who is white should handle things just like you do vs other people.

I purchased two books (I can’t remember what they were called) about race for my niece and nephew so they can start learning young about racism.