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Winnie Kong's avatar

Jalen, your vulnerability is so powerful! I loved all of the points you brought up—especially how online activism can actually create more racial tension. The fact that these IG “social justice” accounts have such a massive followers list, and reifying a divisive sentiment...

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Kaitlyn He's avatar

Loved this piece, Jalen! And, I loved what your father said in the beginning of your article. It's incredibly traumatic to see members of your community—or anyone, for that matter—have videos of their violent assault/murder plastered all over the Internet.

Thank you for speaking about this and for encouraging BIPOC solidarity!

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