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qwlauren35

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9. Thank you for your positivity

Thu Jul 10, 2025, 02:18 PM

Jul 10

He is TRYING.

What I fear is that he will manage to make inroads in how it is taught to white people, who need to know it just as much as we do. So often, I see excuses made for what happened, and statements about "It wasn't me, it wasn't my family"... and anger about why we get a month...

I feel as though his efforts will encourage a sentiment of "we don't need to know". And then when we point things out, it seems like whining because there's no historical context.

I think that in black neighborhoods, and liberal neighborhoods, it won't be erased. But I fear that it won't stay integrated within America's history.

In Florida, the governor wants to convince people that we benefitted from slavery, and folks were lappin' that up.

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Stacey Abrams Lays it Out! [View all] qwlauren35 Jul 9 OP

I sympathize but slightlv Jul 9 #1

Black lives matter. qwlauren35 Jul 9 #2

Im not sure how it will work out either... slightlv Jul 9 #3

Started to write something, lost it, starting again. qwlauren35 Jul 9 #5

This is not always the most accepting space Keepthesoulalive Jul 9 #4

Sometimes... qwlauren35 Jul 9 #6

You are a liberal because you are living your values Keepthesoulalive Jul 10 #10

It would be a point of pride to see the best possible campaign Gum Logger Jul 10 #7

Erased our history serbbral Jul 10 #8

Thank you for your positivity qwlauren35 Jul 10 #9

I feel where you are coming from my sista serbbral Jul 10 #11