Being ‘Non-racist’ is Not Enough — Tips For Being Actively Antiracist | Community

It’s time for some homework for the white people sitting together in the front (me included. I was always front and center. #goodytwoshoes). It doesn’t really seem like we are grasping the lesson people of color are trying to teach us because the same stuff keeps happening and the same racist policies still exist. They just pop up disguised in different, deceiving ways.

Are we not reading the material and reviewing the notes? Yes, we do a good job of clicking the “like” button and getting outraged at the next viral video. I can see our beaming faces now, hoping that made the teacher proud. Sure, we get an A for the comment section. We know how to show up there.

But we are severely lacking in critical thinking, communication, collaboration, and creativity. The 4 Cs of teaching. I am a teacher. How did you guess? I also am a wife and mom to two people of color, and I am fed up. But, I am also a student. We’re all students now, and it’s time for us to do some homework.

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Critical Thinking

1. Read “White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism.” A book by Robin Diangelo, a…