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Why friendships break over racial reality

My best friend since childhood said she's tired of hearing about racism, but it's my daily reality and now I feel like I have to protect her comfort.

Juana
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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Your closest relationships are being strained by others' inability to witness your full experience without discomfort.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

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