I had a bad nightmare this morning before waking.

in my dream I was in a totally safe setting with my church honeys of all ages. A raffle was going on and I was helping to work the room selling 50/50 tickets and showing door prize items to go in the next raffle to boost those tix. One item I showed was a beat up item, and one dear soul, who I showed it to, pulled her newer, shinier item out of her bag to prove her 'no-thanks' moue.

Why was that a nightmare? Because I was showing a toy handgun in a county loaded with handguns..... and pistol-packin' grannies with ALZHEIMER'S and real guns.

Why am I taking the time to post this from a tiny fone screen? Because this is also my White Privilege post of the day.

And why is this my WP post TODAY? Because the murders in a Black church in SC are not sufficiently understood to be primarily about SYSTEMIC RACISM.

And because if that same raffle scene described above had occurred in that same Black Church Instead of what did happen--- and had police been present-- I have not one doubt that the pistol-packin' grannies at that fundraiser would have been murdered. Like others have been.

Don't believe me yet? I have the names and the stories. Please do ask for them. It may take 260 names before you know what I know, and I can get you started.