and live

oh
people
white ways are
the way of death
come into the
black
and live

—Lucille Clifton, from “after kent state”

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“letters for black lives” is an open letter project featuring letters mainly by nonblack POC that address antiblackness & argue for antiracist frameworks & actions. nonblack POC: these can be models for your own letters/conversations with family. thanks to Michelle Lin for sharing this resource. letter writing can be a great way to get the conversation going with family—and/or as a way for you to work out what it is you want to say, and how.