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