Mandy Teefey Instagram – I have been rendered silent out of shock since May 25. Anyone who knows me, knows that is almost impossible to do. I knew this post had to be only heart and not from hate. That is all I knew. Hate is an emotion we can all live without. Hate isn’t healthy for the person projecting it and it isn’t healthy for the person receiving it. I chose this image because I am heartbroken that I live in a society that has marginalized black Americans with such hate that they are exhausted. As Americans it is our duty to fix this mess so, that the hate isn’t transferred to another marginalized group and further the plague our country has felt for a second to long, racism. I’ve been told that my simplistic view of living with heart is juvenile, I have no higher education, I did not come from money so, my heart is all I got. If I filled it with hate, I would have nothing. I feel people who suppress other people have too much hate in their heart. I, as a privileged white woman, promise to fight for the suppressed with my heart, stand with the oppressed with my heart and know I will empathize with your pain to my fullest with heart. I will vote for the unheard and I have donated and signed petitions. I’m hear to listen and stand with Black Lives Matter. XO