As our city offers a polite plea to forgive any inconvenience caused by prettifying the lilies, some of its residents unapologetically push on to address the roots of crime, economic injustice and racial iniquity in our community.
Solidarity in Savannah
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How to be a better white person right now
Of course that’s the irony—and maybe the entire point: I have the prerogative of ducking difficult conversations with myself and others about racism indefinitely.
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Walking the Fifth Ward with Solidarity in Savannah
“You know, there have been articles on crime from everyone except those who are in the midst of it. What if there was something from the young men’s point of view?”
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Violence, interrupted
As a denizen of a neighborhood that sees its share of crime but falls in the category of “good”—as in no one gets shot at on a regular basis—I struggle with how to support those who live in troubled communities without coming off as an interloper.