When Black Lives Matter
The Antiracist White Chick: Episode 6
I wrote this poem for my fellow White folk to better understand the harm that is done when saying “All Lives Matter” in response to Black Lives Matter. This movement, this meaning, is not that White lives don’t matter, it’s that Black lives don’t matter ENOUGH, and certainly not equally. When we, as a society, are able to end the poverty, control, and surveillance of Black people, every person in this world has a better chance at getting, and staying, free.
When Black people get free, everyone gets free.
When Black people matter, then all people matter.
So, White folk, “let’s break some things down so you really can see and stop offending all with your idiocracy.”
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About Nicola Graham
Nicola Graham is an actress, comedian, host, writer, and content creator based in Los Angeles. She has acted in numerous film, television, and new media projects and has hosted multiple internet shows and podcasts. Known for comedy and her sketch projects and characters, Nicola’s passions and creative desires changed dramatically upon the death of George Floyd. Finding new social justice awareness and facing her own racist inactions caused her to reflect on the type of work she wanted to create in the world. She began the series “The Antiracist White Chick” to tell her personal journey of her learnings on how to be an antiracist. Nicola is currently writing a comedy pilot to demystify racism for White folk and further open the dialogue on this important movement.
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