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Six Things White People Can Do To Reach Friends and Family Members to End Racism.
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By Kimberly Dark
On August 12, 2017, demonstrations in favor of white supremacy in Virginia led to the death and injuries of anti-racism protestors.
All across America, people are wondering what to do to stop the rising tide of fascism and many feel powerless and frustrated. I posted on social media that white people need to do more and specifically to reach those white men marching with torches, chanting Nazi slogans. They are our family members, attend our churches, work and eat with us every day. Reasonably so, many folks responded in frustration, saying, “I just don’t know what to do.” White people are not accustomed to taking responsibility for white supremacy. For too long, the “good liberal” response has been to distance oneself from racism. We ended up with huge groups of white people fomenting both overt and latent racism who simply didn’t talk about it if there was a chance someone would disagree. In our last presidential election, those people elected a leader who is encouraging them into the open.
“Those white men marching with torches are our family members, attend our churches, work and eat with us every day.”
