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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I know this has been asked a dozen times before, but I still don’t understand the answer. [b]What am I, as a suburban white person with no power or influence to do?[/b] If I saw something I would certainly speak up. Posting on social media seems empty and hollow. Protesting doesn’t seem useful. I vote for Democrats.

Everyone keeps saying unaffected people need to do something. What?[/quote]
You can start by recognizing that you have a lot of power. For example, politicians care a lot more about what you think than about what a black person thinks, so ask the tough questions and vote in ways that don't perpetuate inequalities. Encourage your friends to do the same. More acutely, recognize that if an injustice is happening in front of you, even a small one like a shop owner pretending they don't see the black person waiting next to you and helping you first, point it out and refuse to accept its consequences and benefits.

Since it's an election year, a huge thing you can do right now is help POC to get registered to vote...and help eliminate barriers to their getting to polling places on election day. There are plenty of organizations you can join where you can help with that...including the GOTV efforts run by the DNC.[/quote]

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