New neighbors moved in across the street, a young couple, man and woman. No kids that I could tell, peaking out through the upstairs window where the tree doesn’t block the view. A white couple. No surprise there. I’m a white woman living in a sleepy white somewhat suburban town on a white street with white neighbors. I prepped my welcome to the neighborhood gift, a basket chock full of
“I’m not a racist but …” what to do every time
Racist, violent, political. The trifecta of hate manifested in one domestic terrorist solely intent on killing black people – and succeeding – in an unsuspecting, welcoming, historic Charleston church. The Charleston murderer (won’t say his name: #NoNotoriety) was a proud, unabashed white supremacist, armed with a weapon to kill, and did just that. By adding Charleston to the long, sad, horrific list of American mass shootings, the entire country is now talking about