I know 2020 is not over, but it is undeniably a year that will go down in history. As if the coronavirus pandemic hasn’t been hard enough, here we are dealing with racism virus. The past two weeks have been emotional, sad and heartbreaking. The whole world (extremely the black community) is hit with the inhumane murder of Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor and especially, George Floyd. I just couldn’t believe my eyes watching that video of the cop kneeling on the neck of this black man while his life waste away. That broke me down!! While we hope that justice is rightly served, generally, things have to change because these are not the only cases. It took George Floyd’s case to bring a worldwide awareness which is sad. -But we’re here now and change has to happen. The black community is tired of this!! It is not a crime to be black dammit! Each one of us has a role in contributing to making this world a better place. When it comes to this issue, yes it is all good that influencers are sharing which black owned businesses to support, black creators to follow, but this is not the underlined solution.
* Educate Yourselves and Speak Up *
Dear white people (with all due respect), it is time to stand with the black community to eradicate racism. Silence is golden, but when it comes to racism, it is NOT! Many of y’all have been silent because you don’t know enough, you think it isn’t in your place to speak or don’t care as this isn’t happening to you or your families, but it is wrong. It can also be that some of y’all are still clueless about racism. With everything going on, please take a stand and use your platforms to speak up. Not just online, but also in the physical world. I will be the first to say that having a race conversation can be uncomfortable, but it has to be done one way or another. There’re so many books (The color of Law, So You want to Talk about Race, Americanah, e.t.c) and movies (When They See Us, Dear White People, Selma, e.t.c) that can be a starting point. While we doing that let educate our kids as well.
* Donate For a Good Cause *
It is unfortunate, but for change to happen, money is involved. With time the hype may die down, but that doesn’t mean background work isn’t going on. There’re organizations like NAACP, Winning Justice and Campaign Zero fighting behind the scenes. Kudos to you if you’ve already donated. If you haven’t, please do because every little helps.
* Vote Vote Vote *
Now more than ever your vote is needed. Please don’t just vote for anybody, – do some background checks. What are the candidate’s views? Where do they stand when it comes to race or even humanity? Very important!
Let demand change together!
The dress I’m wearing is by the brand Femme Luxe. I’m really impressed by the quality of their clothes and the affordable price tags. You can never go wrong with that! Check out their site for other beautiful knitted dresses and lovely day dresses.
Thanks much for your visits and meaningful comments. Have a lovely weekend.
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Much Love!
Missy May
I loved this post! Definitely I feel like it’s a collective responsibility to stamp out racism, it doesn’t just fall on one group of people to bring about change. I’ve been reading and re-reading books I have on race, and I think I call out racism whenever I see it. There’s still so much more to do and I hope the movement maintains momentum. I think it’s important to have these discussions. I was listening to a podcast a while ago and something they said really stuck with me, and that was that you only really notice privilege if you don’t have it. When you are in a privileged position you don’t stop to think about whether other people are being treated the same as you are, and it’s helpful to be reminded of that and observe whether we are treated differently sometimes. xo
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Thanks so much, Sarah! Good to hear that you love this post and for contributing to it. This means a lot. That’s one thought-provoking note on what was said on the podcast and definitely true. I’ve to share that on the gram. Once again, thank you! 🙂
Yes to all of this!! Thanks for sharing!!
Jennifer
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Thank you, Jennifer!
You look great on that dress!
Thanks for the films and books: I have already put one of the books on my “to read” Amazon’s list.
Have a good weekend 🙂
xx
Eli
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Thanks much, Eli!
Good to hear that and have a blessed week ahead. 🙂
You look fab in that dress and this is such a helpful guide, thank you! If you don’t mind I’ve scheduled it for twitter (I’ve tagged you of course). I confess to being ignorant to a lot of it and I’m so sorry – I’m trying to learn and do better and I want my sons to see that everyone is worthy, our differences make us special and shouldn’t divide us! 🙂
Hope that you had a great weekend 🙂
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Thank you, Mica! My pleasure and good to hear that. Its not a problem at all. I do appreciate it. 🙂
Happy weekend to ya’ll. 🙂
Hi gorgeous darling you look stunning and you are so right Enough is Enough It must change NOW because Now is already too late Racism is a much worse pandemic and needs to be eradicated. I stand with the black community Much love xoxo Cris
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Hi Cris dear! Thanks so much and appreciated! Good to hear that you stand with us. Means a lot. Bless!
This dress is Fantastic and you look HOTTT Sis. Unfortunately, most of what we see now on the news has been going on for hundred of years in America. Thanks to social media and cell phones we can see it more clearly. Did you read my post about white privilege?
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Thanks much, auntie! You are right about that. That has definitely helped to bring a worldwide awareness to it.
I haven’t yet, but off to now. Thank you for sharing.
Thank you so much for sharing! I have been working to really educate myself more, acknowledging that I will probably not say everything the correct way all the time but that it’s more important to just not be silent. Definitely leaning into tough conversations these days. Sometimes that’s uncomfortable…and yet I think the fact that it can be uncomfortable is a sign to do it even more! I’m still learning. (Also as a side note, I’m loving that dress! Such a good look.)
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You’re ace, Kathryn! Good to hear that and I couldn’t agree more with ya.
Thanks so much. Appreciated! 🙂
Beautifully expressed post. There is so much change that needs to happen, and it starts with education and compassion.
I do believe that change can and will happen if we work together to make the world a better place for our children.
Julia x
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Thanks much, Julia and definitely agree with you. Appreciate the contribution much. Truth!
Thank you so much for sharing this! I am really trying to educate myself more to help everyone the best I can. I hope that you are keeping well <3
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My pleasure, Susie! Good to hear that and thank you. I am keeping well and hope you too.
Thank you for sharing this important info! It’s very important to contribute to the black community.
xoxo
Lovely
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My pleasure, Lovely! For sure and Thank you!
This is an important message!
Love the outfit
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For sure, Stefania! Thank you…
Love that you’re sharing this! I hope the momentum continues 🙂
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Thank you, Anika! Hope so too. 🙂
Thank you for sharing what needs to be done. You look amazing in this black dress! So chic Missy!
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Thanks much, KAthrine. My pleasure!
Thank you so much for sharing! I still hate myself for watching the video of George Floyd, I had to stop it after a while. Never stop educating yourself and VOTE VOTE VOTE <3
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My pleasure, Kate! Aw, it’s so sad! Most definitely! Thanks much for the contribution.
Yes. Thank you for sharing.
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Jumper dress and heels are cute. I think it is best if we do educate ourselves on such topics and it is amazing that others think most if not all racism does not exist, just because it is not happening to them. Amazing. I hope you are doing well : ) xo
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Thank you, Natoya! I couldn’t agree with you more.
I’m well by the grace of God. Hope you too. 🙂
OMG I know 2020 is only half over, what does the other half have in store. I don’t think I want to know. Very honest and real post here. If there is a silver lining in all of this is that there will finally be real change. The world wide uprising and protests and at least here in the States officials seem to be moving faster then they have in the past with passing legislation. I went to a BLM protest on Sunday I was a bit nervous to go because of Covid 19. I personally don’t care if I get it, but I live with high risk people one of whom is very high risk.
But it was in the burbs instead of the city so I figured I could social distance which honestly I did not do all that well. I was also a bit nervous about counter protesters the karens and their bald chubby kens but it was peaceful. I took photos and will be posting them next week and the one after. So I can use my blog as a platform. I saw what happened in the UK, egads that is scary AF. We have these people here too and they scare the shit out of me.
And this FL dress is great and looks amazing on you!
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I know right, Allie! Change is defo happening and thank God it is. Hope the movement continues and changes happen around the world. As you saw, it isn’t only happening in the US. Kudos to you for going out to protest upon all the odds. I can’t wait to see your photos. God bless you!
Thanks so much and appreciated!
Looking great as always! That dress is so flattering!
Love that you’re using your platform to speak up. We need to speak up and not back down. Educating myself is always important! Plus, it calm be down. Strange.
Love your blog!
xxxx
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Ayeeee…..thanks much and good to hear that.
That’s the least I can do. Kudos to you for educating yourself.
Wonderful to hear that. Appreciated!
Beautifully written. I actually just discovered Campaign Zero and donated recently. There are so many organizations doing amazing things right now!
Shauna
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Thanks much, Shauna and good to hear that. God bless you!
Dear Missy May, thanks for this important post! We belong all together and you look wonderful in this dress!
xx from Bavaria/Germany, Rena
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Dear Rena, my pleasure and thank you!
Thank you for this post. There are so many ways to help and I’m glad that the awareness of the injustice people of color are facing on a daily basis for so long has risen to a global level. I’ve been reading a lot about racism and taking the time to educate myself, and I promise to do as much as I can personally to contribute to change. As a doctor (of dental medicine) I made an oath to respect, value and look after each human life regardless of their background, and I’m doing my best to stand up against discrimination whenever I witness it. Colors make this world vibrant and beautiful, and it applies to people.
This is a change that all of humanity should come together and work on. Black lives matter, and the world should protect and empower them. <3
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God bless you, Jelena! I respect you for this contribution and I couldn’t agree more with ya. Thanks much for adding positively to the topic.
Thank you so much for sharing! All are so important and I’m so happy to see much needed progress being made xx
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My pleasure, Sam! Most definitely! Thank you….
Ja, Schwester, I agree with you 110%. Love that dress as well, sis. x
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Danke Schwester!! Alles Liebe!
Beautifully said! It is all of our responsibility to be part of the change!
This dress looks gorgeous on you!
Jill – Doused in Pink
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Thank you, Jill! Definitely!
Aww….good to hear that. Appreciated!
What a time to be alive !!! Both good and bad. The BLM movement’s impact on the political and legal landscape is undeniable. Not to mention immeasurably expansive. Within the last few weeks the entire world was called to action. It is sad that someone had to lose their life for social justice reform. We need to make it our duty to educate ourselves and have those tough conversations. It’s been a rough few weeks, but agree collectively we can work together to bring change. Thank you for sharing sis.
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I know right, sis!? Sad, but we are here now and collectively we can make a change for sure. Thanks much for the contribution.
Much love back!
A very interesting and important post, dear!
Really, even if seems unthinkable we have still to deal with racism in 2020, I know that the major part of people is against every form of racism but often dont’ know what to do to actually help the movement, or at least to better understand it!
Your post gives lots of useful tips and ideas, thanx for sharing!
Baci!
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Thanks much, dear! I could’t agree more with ya. My pleasure!
Education is so important. No one is born a racist! Thanks for sharing!
That dress fits beautifully and I love the style!
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I couldn’t agree more with ya, Yvonne. My pleasure!
Thanks very much.
Yes to everything that you said! I’ve seen a lot of posts on instagram about this and I’m using that platform to speak up about my side and views about the racism issue. I’ve been vocal on how I stand for equality and that no one should be judged according to how he looks like. I’m with you! 🙂
xoxo,
SHAIRA
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Thanks so much, Shaira. Good to hear that. Bless! 🙂
It honestly makes me furious to see what’s happening. We are all the same and we have to stand up and fight together against racism! Justice needs to be done.
xx Simone
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Right!? Together we can surely make a change. Oh yes, Simone! Thanks much for the contribution.
There are no words to describe these things, yet one must to find them cause speaking loud is the most important thing we can do now. I’m trying my best to educate myself and use my platform to share these messages <3
xx Dasynka
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You are so right and I couldn’t agree more with ya, Dasynka. Good to hear that. Thanks much for doing that.
Great post. Your blog has very cool content <3
I am following you and invite you to me
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Thanks much, Karolina! I will follow you back asap.
It’s definitely been a really tough time but, I have hope we can turn this around and make some proper long awaited changes if we all keep with this movement and not give up!! You are looking fabulous x
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I’m hoping and praying things change for real. Thanks much, dear friend!
You are one fabulous, amazing and inspiring individual and thank you so much for sharing this post <3
Serene xoxo
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Thanks much, Serene dear! 🙂
Totally agree with you here and love the dress. It looks so good on you!
Gemma x
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Such a cute outfit, love those heels! Such a great post, with great tips! xo
Makeup Muddle
Thank you for sharing these ways we can help to support the Black community! This last month has been truly devastating. It’s awful to think that George Floyd’s death could’ve been swept under the rug if it hadn’t been recorded. I really hope this is the year that people wake up and make changes so the world can be safe. I was talking to this white person who said he supported the protests, but he didn’t feel like it was his fight to fight :/ I hope more people realize that this is everyone’s fight to fight!
Jill
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My pleasure, Jill! It sure has been and I couldn’t agree with you more. Imagine the ones they’ve swept under the rug. I hope so too and this is defo
everyone’s fight. Thanks much and appreciate the contribution.