Sarah Patt

“The New York Times estimates that between fifteen and twenty-six million people demonstrated over George Floyd’s death in the United States alone, making it the largest demonstration in the history of the country. Some researchers number the protestors at twenty-four million worldwide, which would make it the largest mass protest in history, period.”
― Emmanuel Acho, Uncomfortable Conversations With a Black Man

“Know that when you say you are an ally, you are saying that you are willing to risk your white privilege in the name of justice and equality for marginalized voices.”
― Emmanuel Acho, Uncomfortable Conversations With a Black Man

“The simple version is that an ally is a person from an empowered group who acts to help an oppressed group, even if it costs them the benefits of their power.”
― Emmanuel Acho, Uncomfortable Conversations With a Black Man

“The lesson there is that being an ally means showing up.”
― Emmanuel Acho, Uncomfortable Conversations With a Black Man