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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Suppose she has already done this.  Suppose she has already read the literature, the studies.  Supposed she owns the implicit bias in herself.  And now she wants to do something active.  Something to make things better.  Besides vote, is there nothing she can do besides sit and feel good that she has educated herself?[/quote]

Find the non profits that work to help address systemic racism and it’s effects. Volunteer there.

Make racism the point of your calls/emails/letters to representatives. Make it clear you think systemic inequalities are a root cause of trouble in our society and you want work done on it. Support the opinions of the non-profits you now volunteer for and donate to.

Maybe not right now, but make it a point to attend rallies and protests for causes near to the black experience as necessary. View yourself as an assistant to rather than a part of. Like those white protestors in St Louis (I think?) who formed a human shield between the police and the black protestors.

Address this stuff with your kids, friends and parents. Especially your kids. It’s been weird having these conversations with my white kids about police brutality and authoritarianism, but it wouldn’t be fair that their black friends have to live with the reality-based fear of police and my little white sons don’t ever have to wonder if the officer is in their corner. [/quote]

Ask the hard questions at your PTA meetings or any other places you regularly work with others in your community.  Learn about how black history is addressed in your school’s curriculum outside of February. [/quote]

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