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JustAnotherGen

(37,271 posts)

6. No

Reply to Brenda (Reply #2)

Mon Oct 13, 2025, 05:46 AM

Oct 13

And if you want to engage Black folks as allies - you have to learn how to not dismiss us.

Be here now. With Black Americans.

We've ALWAYS been the end game.

And yes - they were Black children.

Point blank - most Black Americans including myself know we don't have allies in America. America has shown us time and again they can't be trusted.

To be clear: you aren't my ally.