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Suggestions for non-Black ppl who want to be helpful:
For every tweet or RT u make regarding race, make a list of 5 non-Black friends and initiate a real conversation abt race w/them directly. Don& #39;t just say stuff like "Wow,things are so bad, aren& #39;t you shocked, I& #39;m shocked…"
For every tweet or RT u make regarding race, make a list of 5 non-Black friends and initiate a real conversation abt race w/them directly. Don& #39;t just say stuff like "Wow,things are so bad, aren& #39;t you shocked, I& #39;m shocked…"
Ask your non-Black friends:
- "Will you join with me to make a long term commitment to working on dismantling racism in the world and in ourselves?"
- "Will you hold me accountable and bring it up to me when I stop being focused on this?"
- "Will you join with me to make a long term commitment to working on dismantling racism in the world and in ourselves?"
- "Will you hold me accountable and bring it up to me when I stop being focused on this?"
Ask your non-Black friends:
- "Can we brainstorm ways to grow as people who take anti-racist action on a consistent basis?"
- "Will you keep me from getting complacent when I start to act like being anti-racist just means being a nice person?"
- "Can we brainstorm ways to grow as people who take anti-racist action on a consistent basis?"
- "Will you keep me from getting complacent when I start to act like being anti-racist just means being a nice person?"
Ask your non-Black friends:
- "Can we role-play tough race-related conversations and share our most successful conversation starters and responses?"
- "Will you join me in creating an ongoing anti-racist book club and donor circle that won& #39;t stop until racism is over?"
- "Can we role-play tough race-related conversations and share our most successful conversation starters and responses?"
- "Will you join me in creating an ongoing anti-racist book club and donor circle that won& #39;t stop until racism is over?"
Realize that while it may feel awkward or tiring to have conversations and make commitments like this, Black folks don& #39;t get to take a break from being harmed by racism so you shouldn& #39;t take a break from trying to dismantle it if you& #39;re truly opposed to racism.
Bonus points:
Before you text or DM your Black friend(s) to initiate a nonconsensual conversation on any of these topics that might further add to our trauma & exhaustion, review your list of non-Black friends & initiate any of the above conversations with them first.
Before you text or DM your Black friend(s) to initiate a nonconsensual conversation on any of these topics that might further add to our trauma & exhaustion, review your list of non-Black friends & initiate any of the above conversations with them first.
