Why We Ran
Our family ran yesterday morning. We ran knowing that our run was not enough. We ran understanding that it was not true solidarity because we could never fully comprehend what it’s like to run with black or brown skin. We ran, not to try to prove that we’re “woke,” but as an acknowledgement that we still have so much to learn. We ran to teach our kids that we need to be aware of the pain around us, we need to engage the suffering, we need to speak up when we see injustice, an