Created in response to the current Black Lives Matter movement, It’s Not Ok I’m Here examines the internal and external narrative created by privilege and colorblindness in white America. Our community is tolerant of the institutionalized racism that systemically harms people of color in all areas of life, so we must take action to counter this systemic problem.
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Porter Square, Cambridge, MA






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Community Path,
Somerville, MA
Somerville, MA





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Church Street,
Cambridge, MA
Cambridge, MA







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Union Square,
Somerville, MA
Somerville, MA





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River Street,
Cambridge, MA
Cambridge, MA





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Manchester Avenue, Playa Del Rey, CA






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Washington Blvd, Los Angeles, CA




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Main St Alley, North Adams, MA




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Cypress St,
Brookline, MA
Brookline, MA




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N Chaparral St,
Corpus Christi, TX
Corpus Christi, TX





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Wyllys Ave,
Middletown, CT
Middletown, CT



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Lawrence St,
Corpus Christi, TX
Corpus Christi, TX





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Anti-Racism Resources
bit.ly/ANTIRACISMRESOURCES
Movement For Black Lives
Families Belong Together
Equal Justice Initiative
Know Your Rights Camp
The Aundre Lord Project
Media
Confronting Racism is Not About the Needs and Feelings of White People, Ijeoma Oluo
Decolonization is for Everyone, Nikki La'es (YouTube)
So You Want to Fight White Supremacy, Ijeoma Oluo
My Life as an Undocumented Immigrant, Jose Antonio Vargas
The 1619 Project
The American Nightmare, Ibram X. Kendi
The Case for Reparations, Ta-Nehisi Coates
Who Gets to be Afraid in America, Ibram X. Kendi
Your White Education, Tiffany Jana
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