chakita1
Tuesday
I’ve worked with companies big and small to implement antiracism practices but these are the types of emails that give me hope for a better future.
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Don’t wait until racial trauma or a race-related crisis happens before you bring in an antiracist educator to help you. Make antiracism a priority from the very beginning. The pandemic won’t last forever, reach out to Black women in the antiracism space to start the conversations now. As many greats have said, if you are not antiracist, you are racist.
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As @moemotivate has shared, the goal is not to be an “ally.” In fact, stop asking me how you can help and how you can be a better ally. Stop! Here are some questions (with some sub questions) to reflect on now.
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In what ways are you going beyond what is easy, comfortable and free to engage in anti-racism? This work is deeply rooted in the economical repair and growth in the Black community. You can’t believe that only freely consuming content on IG (and Facebook) is doing your part to redistribute and invest money and resources into the Black community. Free ain’t enough!
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And examine why it bothers you that we refuse to work for free. Why do you want us to engage in forced, exploited and free labor just as our enslaved ancestors were forced to do? Why does it anger you that you can not have free, total and unlimited access to our time, energy, work and labor? Why does it bother you that we charge for our services and our work? Why do you expect this to be free? (Why are antiracist educators rates to share our stories, experiences, trainings, and action steps to make your company better not in the budget?) Or are you hoping that simply resharing a post will do it? Hint...it won’t.
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These are questions for you to process on your own..not in my comments or DM.
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How are you actively searching for ways to invest in the work of Black women? What you can share in the comments is how are you investing in my work and the work of other Black women? - #diversityandinclusion #nashvilleteacher #antiracism #highereducation #blackhistory #ally #teachershare #blackintheivory #whitefragility #changingthenarrative #ushistory #socialstudies #historyteacher #teacherproblems
Tuesday
I’ve worked with companies big and small to implement antiracism practices but these are the types of emails that give me hope for a better future.
-
Don’t wait until racial trauma or a race-related crisis happens before you bring in an antiracist educator to help you. Make antiracism a priority from the very beginning. The pandemic won’t last forever, reach out to Black women in the antiracism space to start the conversations now. As many greats have said, if you are not antiracist, you are racist.
-
As @moemotivate has shared, the goal is not to be an “ally.” In fact, stop asking me how you can help and how you can be a better ally. Stop! Here are some questions (with some sub questions) to reflect on now.
-
In what ways are you going beyond what is easy, comfortable and free to engage in anti-racism? This work is deeply rooted in the economical repair and growth in the Black community. You can’t believe that only freely consuming content on IG (and Facebook) is doing your part to redistribute and invest money and resources into the Black community. Free ain’t enough!
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And examine why it bothers you that we refuse to work for free. Why do you want us to engage in forced, exploited and free labor just as our enslaved ancestors were forced to do? Why does it anger you that you can not have free, total and unlimited access to our time, energy, work and labor? Why does it bother you that we charge for our services and our work? Why do you expect this to be free? (Why are antiracist educators rates to share our stories, experiences, trainings, and action steps to make your company better not in the budget?) Or are you hoping that simply resharing a post will do it? Hint...it won’t.
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These are questions for you to process on your own..not in my comments or DM.
-
How are you actively searching for ways to invest in the work of Black women? What you can share in the comments is how are you investing in my work and the work of other Black women? - #diversityandinclusion #nashvilleteacher #antiracism #highereducation #blackhistory #ally #teachershare #blackintheivory #whitefragility #changingthenarrative #ushistory #socialstudies #historyteacher #teacherproblems