016 - Racism - A Follow-Up

We don’t want to fail to follow up on what we talked about in episode 3. We said then that it was just a beginning, and we have continued to learn and try to act. Racism in the news comes and goes, but that doesn’t mean we can become apathetic. We need to continue talking with our daughters.  Becoming better allies Becoming an anti-racist growth chart (see on The Messy Bun website) What an ally looks like Rallies, BLM signs Supporting POC businesses Conversations with friends  Noticing how we think. How we see POC IG accounts showing how black kids feel in a majority white school (see below) How we view issues all around us. Continuing to educate ourselves Books we've read Other resources YouTube (see below) Examples of Microaggressions (see on The Messy Bun website) Diversifying our feed @privtoprog @ohhappydani @savethechildren  @teenhealthdoc @equalitylabs (Indian culture right now) RESOURCES: Bond Voice, https://bondprojectcypher.wordpress.com/ @blackatbcc, @blackatwhitman, @blackatwooton Michele Benoit-Wilson, MD, To White Parents Who Wants to Be Allies at This Time, https://www.huffpost.com/entry/white-parents-allies-black-lives-matter-movement_n_5edc0ed8c5b64a0af20f1f14 John Blake, How Good White People Derail Racial Progress,  https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/01/us/white-liberals-hypocrisy-race-blake/index.html Time Magazine, 12 Movies to Watch About Racism, https://time.com/5847912/movies-to-watch-about-racism-protests/ Redlining, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I8zeecPN35g