people just need to understand brown does NOT equal bad. I am Mexican and I want to point out the Mexican protest in 2006 was most peaceful and we are still labeled as bad people

How many peaceful BLM protests do you remember? How many have changed police brutality? I think the violence has finally got everyone's attention

i just want to thank you guys for even talking about it! Many people of influence are staying silent and they doesn't help.

at the end of the day we are all the same, we bleed the same, cry the same hurt the same. Stop seeing color and realize we are all human.

thank you for trying to understand.. if you can't play it on the air, you should at least listen to the killer mike speech from Atlanta the other day...

I am a single white mother. I don''t know what people of color have to be faced with on a daily basis. I want my children to know that ANY injustice is just that....NOT RIGHT! Why can''t people be seen as human. Now is the time to make some change. My heart goes out to everyone effected.

the system is not broken. It was designed this way.

What''s up guys hope all is well. Pilot Matt. I just want to say thank you for bringing attention to the social injustices taking places today. Ever since I can remember I''ve been judged based on the color of my skin. I myself have been pulled over at least 15 times in Utah. Imagine waking up and being on edge from the moment your day starts. I''ve served my country in the army and fighting wild land fires. I became the first commercially rated helicopter pilot from Utah 10 years ago. I say that to say regardless of what I do I feel as if all I''m viewed as is a threat. It''s time for change

Frustrated with everything going on right now because I''m a person that tries to live by love & optimism and I can see the positives that are being said on EVERY side of the argument right now. I have so many idea that could help satisfy what the world needs right now, but I am such a small person and know that I''ll never get a chance to make the big difference I know I have the capability of making, were I to have a proper platform.

I get all the chaos and anger but.... when is the last time most of you actually volunteered in the community in the low income and minority opportunities. Until you actually try to help and make a change your FB post doesn''t really matter.

I think as a white person we each need to say " how am I part of the problem? And change

THANK YOU! Thank you for talking about this.

I grew up with friends not being allowed to play with me because on the color of my skin and I am praying that my kids do not have to go through that because it''s heartbreaking and hard to understand for a child

I am half black and half white and have been pulled over multiple times for my skin color and have been racial profiled and have seen my father as well. It is time to make a change, we are tired

I''m excited for this change. Being white I''ve never had to experience the fear people of color do. But my daughter is half Samoan and I''ve been terrified for her. My husband and I have had many talks about how she needs to never "agitate" cops and show she isn''t a "threat" to them.

As a white privileged woman, to all people of color, this is my promise to you. I promise to teach my kids love and respect everyone- black, white,gay, straight, all of the above. Change comes with little ones. And that''s how I know I can make a difference.

as a white woman, what can I do to help end racism? I want to help, and I feel so helpless when I see the Injustice in the world.

My brother isn''t talking to me for expressing my support to protests. It''s sad, but I will use my privileged voice as the black community regularly isn''t able to do so.

my 4 kids are 1/4 black. Recent events have opened their eyes in a huge way. As parents we have educated our bi racial kids of the many injustices in our world. As a white mom of mixed race kids I am happy to see things happen on a national level to show people of all colors stand up together

Cop pulled us over to check to make sure I was okay. I'm a white woman. I was in the middle of a black and Puerto Rican man in the front seat.

I love you guys and your beautiful hearts. You make me a better person. My daughter married a person of color. We love him so much. But I do see others look at them differently and I worry about what stupid people may say when they have babies.

the Instagram account Busy Toddler has a highlight bubble called Diversity with some great resources for children. As a white female I echo words of the other. It starts with the littles. I plan to make it more of a point to teach my kids to embrace diversity.

I teach my girls it''s about character not color.

in the EDM community we have a saying we live by called P.L.U.R (Peace, Love, Unity, Respect). All are welcome and lovely at EDM events and I wish the rest of the world could follow that example

My message to the police, please realize not everybody hates you or things negative about all of you. There are some bad apples and what we are wanting is for those good apples is to hold those bad officers accountable. If you see them using excessive force or taking things too far like you know stepping on someone''s neck step in right away don''t wait for The media and social media to make things go viral before deciding to speak up. Hold these officers accountable at the time of the incident then maybe we can prevent what happened to George Floyd From happening again

until we STOP referring to people by skin color this will continue. We are all part of the human race. Rise up united against ALL discrimination. Humanity. Humane. It''s in the name. As a parent never describe a child by skin color. Always list attributes like the girl with the long beautiful braids. Or the nice boy with the green striped shirt. Conscious efforts to SEE the person will teach our kids to see each other this way too.

It's your boy Reggie. Right now with everything happening. Please stay safe everyone. Everyone has loved ones and we need to remember that.

suzi again to chanel... Stand strong queen! There IS hope.... Change is coming!!!!

I LOVE YOU GUYS!!! STAND UNTIED STANDING STRONG! #oneloveoneheart LETS GET TOGETHER AND FEEL ALRIGHT AS IT WAS IN. THE BEGINNING!!!

my son is 3/4 HISPANIC and has beautiful brown skin. When he was in Kindergarten he came home and said "Mom, my skin is darker than everyone else''s." I said, Yep. And that was it.

my heart breaks everyday for my brothers and sisters of different races, I am a white woman married to a Samoan man. I understand whole heartedlyracism in all cultures unfortunately this is what we are taught all of us and it needs to stop! God made us in his image we are his children stop putting each other down and stop hating someone because of who they are. Peace and love that is what we need to be teaching not well they are not the same as us so you need to hate them.

thank you for joining in conversations motivated by love and understanding. Thank you to listener Suzy. Her comments were spot on. I stand with you

I am Mixed woman with Hawaiian and white and I have a dark colored skin . My Daughter is more White with blue eyes blonde hair. I was pushing my daughter with my white friend at a grocery store one day and a guy came up to us and made a comment to my friend asking if I was the Nanny. I just felt like it was super disrespectful. Just because I''m brown pushing a white baby in a stroller doesn''t mean I''m the help or a nanny .

My best friend is black man I am a white woman he is my world Our kids grew up with each other they have never seen color just love between 2 best friends for over 30yrs

this is the exact reason my kids are in a dual immersion in school. I don''t even care about the language, but if they can learn to love someone different than them, a different culture, than I feel like I have succeeded in parenting.

just had a convo with my 5 year old about whats going on and how God made us all. It doesnt matter if we are white black or green.

Hate is learned, it is not just something you grow up knowing. Parents wake up! This needs to end now!

help? as a white person, I try to go out if my way to be kind. Some appreciate this, others get offended. What can I do to let them know I am here for them without making them feel like I''m overcompensating?

you guys are 100% correct - talking is the beginning of change. My white military raised bf doesn''t understand the need for change. People have to WANT to understand the discrimination blacks face. Love you guys so much. XO

hate isn't always learned at home. Sometimes it's from tv, other family, friends, outside influences.

my sister showed a picture of my son to an idiot he said oh he's nothing but a half breed! I love and I'm proud of my little brown baby stop seeing color

We are not born into this world with prejudice - it''s taught it''s part of our early programming! How do we begin changing that? = I am so proud that my parents raised me without prejudice!!

my husbands family wouldn''t let his brothers friend in the house because he was black. They made him sit on the porch. That has stuck with me and I have always taught my kids that color doesn''t matter! We love them all no matter what. Racism is a taught thing, and I will end it in my home

I hope that everything that''s going on also sheds light on the number of people who are incarcerated for racial bias. Give a shoutout to the podcast "wrongful convictions" and the Innocence Project. "To date, 367 peoplein the United States have been exonerated by DNA testing, including 21 who served time on death row. These people served an average of 14 years in prison before exoneration and release."

I''ve never considered myself a racist, ever. But I will say this has made me "check" myself. I love all people regardless of skin color. However, have a laughed at jokes or comments about other races? Have things come out of my mouth in the privacy of my own home that I would never say in the presence of my black or Hispanic friends? The answer is yes & I am ashamed. I had a good talk with my kids on Saturday & I apologized for my behavior. We should be the same in public as we are in private. Show love to all races. We are all Gods children. This has opened my eyes!

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