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Jun 21, 2020Liked by Austin Channing Brown

Thank you, Austin!! I've been struggling with whether to attend the marches in my area because the police and very problematic sheriff have been invited to attend and march. I really WANT to make space for law enforcement who want to stand up and say "we are listening and reforming" (at the minimum), but their participation seems to water down the message to "let's all just come together and be unified". So your message was really helpful in pinpointing my discomfort with the whole thing. Thank you so much for your patient guidance.

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Jun 21, 2020Liked by Austin Channing Brown

I feel very emotional reading this. You remind me I need to listen to my gut and be wary of the grey areas. Thank you so much for putting it so clearly.

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Jun 21, 2020Liked by Austin Channing Brown

Punch in the face, got it!

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Jun 21, 2020Liked by Austin Channing Brown

Really enjoyed this writing. The theme on what kind of ‘unity’ we have witnessed historically (from white people as well as it continues in our current police racial corruption evils) and how it provides a roadmap to understand what kind of ‘unity’ ones life is currently committed to is very thought provoking. Your perspectives can certainly impact positive course correction towards the necessary mission of racial justice. Thank you for your fierce courage and commitment. I appreciate all the work that you do and I am glad to be a part of your reading and thinking audience.

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Thank you. I needed this. It’s good conviction and I’m grateful for it.

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Jun 21, 2020Liked by Austin Channing Brown

This is powerful. Thank you!

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Jun 21, 2020Liked by Austin Channing Brown

Thank you for articulating this so clearly and so powerfully. I’m sharing with my co-workers.

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The two questions you’ve asked “Who does this policy help? Who does this policy harm?” are hugely helpful in thinking about existing policies. Thank you for them.

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Thank you, Austin.

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