Black Lives Matter: What We Can Do to Help and Why I'm Being More Mindful of My Spending



The past two months in the United States have felt like a whirlwind of emotions. The death of George Floyd has been a catalyst for what feels like a modern Civil Rights movement. As a white person, the struggles of BIPOC people really hasn't always been at the forefront of my mind. But why is that? It's not like racism isn't alive and well in 2020. It's insane when I think about it that it took this long for so many of us to wake up and understand that we need to be actively involved in dismantling systemic racism, but now that the wake up call is here, the momentum shouldn't stop.