On this week's episode of Written Closure, Shirley shares her thoughts about the current state of the country as it relates to race and racism and what it means for all of us. Written Closure is a weekly podcast where writer and host, Shirley De Leon, discusses topics, such as love, loss, pain, and resilience and reads related poems as a form of self-reflection. All poems are sometimes written and always read by Shirley. Check out her website at shirleyldeleon.com. Send any questions and comments to writtenclosure@gmail.com or fill out the form on her homepage. Follow her on Instagram at @shiloudeleon. Like, share and subscribe to the podcast. If you love the show, please give it a 5-star review. Thank you for listening!   Links mentioned: Campaign zero: https://www.joincampaignzero.org/ North Star Health Collective: https://www.northstarhealthcollective.org/donate Stand With Bre (petition for Breonna Taylor): https://www.standwithbre.com/ Black Lives Matter Petition: https://actionnetwork.org/forms/2005_email_blm_defund A pyramid outlining overt (socially unacceptable) vs. covert (socially acceptable) white supremacy from @theconsciouskid on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/CAq9_0uJary/ 5 Ways to Take Action For All Non-Black People from @theconsciouskid on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/CAx4-8GpHvK/ An excerpt of Peggy McIntosh’s "White Privilege and Male Privilege: A Personal Account of Coming To See Correspondences through Work in Women's Studies" (List of examples of white privilege included): https://www.racialequitytools.org/resourcefiles/mcintosh.pdf   MUSIC CREDIT: Hot Coffee by Ghostrifter Official | https://soundcloud.com/ghostrifter-official Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en_US | ghostrifter.contact@gmail.com Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/ghostrifter-of... Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GhostrifterO... YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoRh...