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Do We Talk About Social Justice, Like For Real Talk?
How do we talk about social justice as it relates to our own lives? Are we ever insecure to bring it up? Do we suppress parts of ourselves to talk about it? I was asked two questions that I thought were provocative enough to share.
I decided to update a previously published blog after the racial incidents that happened during the Spring of 2020. Sadly, I am referring to the deaths of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor, and the racist incident involving Christian Cooper in Central Park.
If you work in a predominantly White institution (PWI) or company and self-identify as White, and you and your colleagues aren’t speaking about this incident as it relates to creating an inclusive community on your campus, stop reading this blog and go talk to them right now. Seriously.
I am adamant that White people need to lead the conversation about what you need to do to confront both casual racism and discrimination for people of color. When these incidents feel both common-place and happen without justice, there is no more hand-wringing or impassioned calls for justice from people of color. Because the only way things will change is when White people adopt anti-racist behaviors and hold each other accountable.
