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- As of MLK Day 2026, we're still here.
Good morning! (Yeah, these are dropping in the morning now instead of late at night! If you hate that, let me know!)
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It’s MLK Day! A day that corporations, politicians, and white people with one black friend whose hairstyle they can’t quite describe will say is a day about togetherness + peace + love!
Even the NFL, an organization that treats wokeness like a weather vane, has emblazoned their end zones with CHOOSE LOVE for the holiday. Yes, if only the 63% of Americans who disapproved of Martin Luther King Jr in 1966 had chosen love, we wouldn’t be in this mess today.
So in honor of MLK, here’s a special list, called:
Things About Racism I’ve Had To Explain In Depth To White Friends (But In 2026 They Could Probably Learn Them On Their Own!)
Now, before we go any farther (further? better? stronger?) do not get hurt feelings my dear Caucasian friends. One, because I’m not trying to hurt your feelings, and two, those hurt feelings are borne out of white fragility and I shan’t be explaining that today!