Don’t Balk at Race Talk

👋🏽 non-POC peeps.

While many of you were busy being colorblind & working vigorously on not talking about race so that you can magically heal race relations in America this week, you may have missed:

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"What trash are you speaking?": A San Diego man beat a Syrian refugee teen for talking in Arabic https://t.co/oUwdTWpDvf

— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) November 5, 2019

https://twitter.com/ayeblizzy/status/1191886872336838658?s=20

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I wish the fuck somebody would ask my black ass to move tables because some white person doesn’t want to sit next to black people. Try me. https://t.co/8D67Y5bN2I

— chris evans (@notcapnamerica) November 3, 2019

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NEW: JAMESTOWN, TN TEENS DRESS AS THE KKK FOR HALLOWEEN

This disturbing Video is apparently from the Sonic in Jamestown last night. (H/t @eapatton_tn)

Original Link: https://t.co/4MAieXwSyo pic.twitter.com/U0Qm7S9727

— The Tennessee Holler (@TheTNHoller) November 1, 2019

https://twitter.com/nhannahjones/status/1191524816974729216?s=20

…That those things don’t work. In fact, they’re actively making things fucking worse for your ‘I’m not racist, I have a (non-Caucasian Nation) friend!’ friend.

Instead Stuff:

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📌 Learn to identify racism & practice anti-racism

• The Kirwan Institute
• Ida Bae Wells
• Phillip Atiba Goff
• Simran Jeet Singh
• Propane Jane
• Change Lab
• Tim Wise
• Teaching Tolerance
• Equal Justice Initiative
• Mark Pitcavage
• Ruth Hopkins
• Bree Newsome
• NPR Code Switch

📌Teach your children well (C,S,N & Y shoutout 🎵)

📌Increase your understanding of *not your life*

📌When people tell you what it’s like to not be a part of Caucasian Nation– believe them.

📌Expand your bubble knowledge

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Be an ally by doing ally-y things #DontBalkAtRaceTalk #ThisIsYourAutumnalAntiRacismTweet 💫

https://t.co/MurH6CIxW6

— ⛸️BBG❄️ (🐳 at BBG) (@TheBigBrownGirl) November 6, 2019

Originally posted on Twitter. Re-posted with permission.