Heather Denkmire 
After George Floyd’s murder, thousands and thousands of people protested across the country, many demanding changes in policing. Similar to what happened after Michael Brown Jr. was killed in Ferguson, Missouri, by a police officer, a lot of white people opened their eyes to the fact that the police endanger the lives of Black people …
Last month, I shared some parts of the experience of my friend who was assaulted with racism when she was simply trying to bring her grandson to a local shop for a yummy bagel. Whenever my friend is faced with racist treatment as she goes about her day in public spaces, she has to face …
Today, I want my fellow white people to consider what it would be like to go to a local business and be treated as if you don’t matter, as if you are garbage on the bottom of a shoe. I bring this up because a friend shared with me a story of what I must …