One Year Later: Allyship Beyond The Black Square

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">What have you learned in the year since George Floyd’s murder? Has your allyship evolved beyond performative activism like posting a black square on social media in solidarity with Blackout Tuesday? Or reflexively adopting initiatives for fear of being “canceled”?</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">A lack of intentionality causes more harm than good, and actions that aren’t 100% aligned with values don’t promote lasting change. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Erica and India take this anniversary to examine the co-opting of Blackout Tuesday’s original intent and offer examples of genuine, supportive actions that imperfect allies can take instead. </span></p> <p><strong>In this discussion:</strong></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">How uninformed use of hashtags and other campaigns distort social media algorithms and drown out the Black and Brown perspectives you wanted to amplify </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Are your efforts raising awareness or assuaging your guilt?</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Debunking “cancel culture” myths</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Calling out urgency, again</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Decolonizing your thoughts, actions, and reactions</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Why your values must inform your responses</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Allyship can be fun!</span></li> </ul> <p><span style= "font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;"> ***</span></p> <p>Visit the website for the full articles at <a href= "https://www.pauseon