Pay Broad Attention

Hate, Fear, Ignorance, and Anger are running rampant.
So is Love, Hope, enlightenment, Activism, Unity, and Compassion. But the latter is not as loud. I woke up this morning, made my coffee, and sat down on my comfy chair in my office to finish waking up. While doing so, I turned on the news and started scrolling my feed.

Jacob Blake is paralyzed from the waist down!
The RNC!
Interview Brian Stelter author of ‘Hoax’, a book about trumps relationship with fox news!
Corona Virus and School Openings!
Breonna Taylor’s murders are still not charged!
Another Karen!
Immigration Nation Documentary!
California is on fire!
Tropical storms and Hurricanes!
Usain Bolt apparently resembles Kevin Hart according to someone at NBC news!
Elijah McClain’s murders are still not charged!

But also

Breonna Taylor is gracing the cover of Vanity Fair with her beauty and spirit.
Malik frolicked for the first time ever. #BlackBoyJoy
Black Business promotion
Poem about love
Hilarious meme
Vegan cookbook. hmmmm
Barber cuts the hair of boys living in an orphanage
Beautiful multi-racial image of protest for BLM
My friend in Lagos, Portugal.
He cute. hmmm
Black Business promotion
Black children’s book promotion
Breonna Taylor protest at University of Louisville
Sis loss 60lbs.. #selfcare

Depending on which algorithm you are trapped in, you may be getting more of the first list and less of the second. Or vice versa. Hopefully, you are getting a balance of both so you gain awareness that doesn’t desensitize, mislead, misinform or traumatize you. Or worst,
dehumanize you or cause you to dehumanize others.
I know it is especially hard right now, but I hope we are all putting in more effort by simply paying attention.

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