5 TIPS:
1.
Understand your privilege
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Privilege: there are some things in life you
never experience or must think about just because of who you are.
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Before I can help others, I must understand what
rights I have, and others don’t
2.
Listen and do your homework: know that to
learn, you must know when you to listen, and. Know when to zippa the lippa! Use
the power of social media to speak up and you your voice to educate others. Get
caught up on the issues that are important to the communities you are trying to
help.
3.
Speak Up, not Over: An ally’s job is to
support. Use your voice to speak up, educate others, but STAY IN YOU LANE, don’t
do it in a way that you speak over the community members you are trying to
support, or take credit for the work they are already doing, things they are already
saying.
4.
You’ll make mistakes! Apologize when you do. It’s
not about your intent, its about your impact. When you make mistakes, unlearning
problematic things takes time and work. When you get called out, listen, apologize,
commit to changing your behavior, and move forward.
5.
Remember Ally is a Verb: You’ve got to do
the work. Its not enough to say you are an ally. You’ve got to the work above
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