Anti-racism: You may be doing it wrong. Here's why. [thelily.com]

Rafael Maravilla(PACEs Connection Staff) 7/7/204:00 AM

By Nicole Ellis and Maya Lin Sugarman, The Lily, July 2, 2020

In the last month since George Floyd’s death, people across the United States have started to look more critically at how we deal with race and incorporate anti-racism into our everyday lives. But one of the biggest challenges we’re running into is white people getting it wrong. We’re diving into why that’s happening and how to do better.

It can be exhausting for many black people in this moment to hear from their nonblack friends, particularly friends who have been racist or complicit.

“It’s not a black person’s job to teach white people about racism because they just showed up to the party,” says Tiffany Hunter, a professional hairstylist in Austin. ”I have about 70 unread texts right now … I don’t have the room for it. I can’t answer the same question over and over again.”

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