Let’s leave Kim alone, or at least discuss the underlying issue rather than just gawking.

I think the problem is with regarding yourself as an ally in the first place. There are situations where the "ally" paradigm fits well, but I feel like it's not well-suited to the problem we see embodied in the deaths of Grant, Martin, Brown, Garner, Rice, and so on. This sort of language implies that white people are…

Hey, I work in the same arena - juvenile court, public defense. I also live in Atlanta so many, many of my neighbors, friends and clients are black. I have a somewhat clinical view of race in the job itself. I want to know if the state has arrested/investigated my clients for the wrong reasons (i.e. racial profiling),…

Just do your job. Be sensitive to those kids and understand that you can't FULLY know what they're going through, but that's okay. You're not expected to know exactly what it's like. You're trying to help them. That's what matters. Let them speak, don't assume you know things about them because you've worked with kids…

Listen and amplify Black voices.