The Guide to
Becoming a Black
Community Ally

Tips:

• Stop telling racist jokes, and we can stop laughing at racist jokes.
• Understand that black people face struggles that we do not.
• Be intolerant of intolerance.
• Confront your racism and don't be fragile/fall back on guilt.
• Be proactive about inclusion in your daily life.
• Do the work to be inclusive.

Actions:

• Temper the knee-jerk reaction to be offended and do a little research, educate yourself.
• Actively participate in diversifying media (and your own media intake) to include black voices.
• Teach our children about race.
• Make black friends, make an effort to diversify your social spheres.
• Stop making an anecdotal self-experience (I've been there too...) discount what we're learning about a black person's story/experience.
• Start and encourage dialogues across difference.
• Use your privilege (and your physical and monetary resources) to support Black people, issues, businesses, and projects.

Be Informed | Allyship Resources

• Blavity, How to Be a White Ally
• The Root, 12 Ways to Be a White Ally to Black People
• Black Lives Matter, #TalkAbout Trayvon: A Toolkit for White People

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Created by Dr. Schvalla Rivera (2018), contributing editors from Center for Diversity & Inclusion.