In Light of Recent Events in Minneapolis, Listen to this ‘Letter to White America’

In light of recent events in Minneapolis, this poem from Lambda Literary Award winning poet Danez Smith is particularly relevant.

Dear White America:

or
not an elegy for Mike Brown

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