OPINION: Gov. Jay Inslee — Enact Antiracist Policies Against Police Brutality, Xenophobia, and Displacement

by Pastor Gail Song Bantum

Like so many children of immigrants, like so many spouses with Black partners, like so many parents with Black/mixed children, I have seen throughout my life the ways White supremacy is upheld to keep me, my family, and my community from thriving. As a child, I was the support system to my parents that the government failed to be. 

My parents immigrated from South Korea and met in New York City, later moving to Chicago where I was born. My family was…