Ask yourself uncomfortable hypotheticals. What would you have done if you’d been walking in Staten Island and had seen a police officer put Eric Garner in a chokehold?
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 anti-racist organizations to donate to is very necessary.
. “For example, if someone is being stopped by the police, you have the right to let the police know that you are going to be monitoring the situation and making sure that the person is being treated fairly and safely.” Google is your friend. Give your Black friend a break. Instead of saying, “OK, well, what should we do then?” when they tell you how disheartened they feel after another incident, search for the answers on your own. Read the books, listen to the podcasts and TED talks, follow activists on Twitter. When Black creators have put out so many resources already, there’s no need to put the onus on the Black people in your life to educate you.
“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.”There are things you can do in the immediate aftermath of police brutality, like signing petitions or calling or texting to put pressure on elected officials to help bring justice to officers involved in police violence.
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