Little Black Square

Today many people posted a picture of a black square on their social media. It's to stand in solidarityrl with the murder of George Floyd. While I support outrage of this being wrong, I struggled with the idea of posting one myself. To just post a picture of a small back square seems like putting a Band-Aid on a festering wound that needs desperate medical attention. I see that it brought attention to many though, so that is a good thing. 

To me posting feels like trying to cover up and heal something without spending any time on the root cause. So my hope is that these little back squares aren't the full momentum of everyone's action, and that they represent a stepping stone towards researching, learning, listening, and building connections that will influence real change. My hope is that these are not the end.