Want to end police brutality against Black people? To paraphrase Angela Davis, it's not enough to *not* be racist — you need to be antiracist.
against the Black community. We say how outraged we are on Instagram. We share a link on Facebook and declare that #BlackLivesMatter in the status. Wash, rinse, repeat. or debating what true allyship means. There’s no denying that postingimportant. Bringing awareness to issues your friends and families may be closed off to and sharing antiracist organizations to donate to is very necessary.
“You staying there and holding the police accountable may be the difference between life and death,” he added.As with any civil rights movement, don’t expect the oppressed party to do all the work in educating you on why the system is broken and what you can do to change it. “That says very plainly that you know what’s happening,” Elliott says. “You know you don’t want it for you. I want to know why you are so willing to accept it or to allow it to happen for others.”
Once the news cycle dies down, though, don’t stop. Write op-eds. Share links. Take your discontent and concerns to city council meetings and town halls when a story isn’t in the news, Harts suggested.
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