I hate South Korean beauty standards.
Ally, USA. I know that in the past, it was better to have lighter skin because that meant you weren’t poor, but now, with all...
I will not be an ally
Shelly Gremillion, Hammond, LA I lost my home in Hurricane Ida. When we arrived home after evacuation there were kids running and riding bikes stopping...
ALLY, BUT LOOK LIKE YOUR ENEMY
Frank Pomata, Patchogue, NY Yes, I am a white, Boomer-age, cisgender male BUT please don’t assume I am your enemy. Want to be a part...
Deluded white woman now an ally
Wendy Lichtenwalter, Canton, OH As a biologist, I know that there is no such thing as “race.” All our chromosomes are indistinguishable. My current efforts...
It is not always obvious; hurt
Martin Flores, San Francisco, CA Anti-Racism and Allyship 7 Day Journey
Descendant of bad faith white Americans
Whitney, Pittsburgh, PA I have parents who both promote active racism or performative allyship that does more hurt than help. I have worked my whole...
White Girl Trying To Be Ally
Lynsey Owen, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, NC I recognize my privilege. I choose to educate myself on how to help in...
Wishing, hoping, fighting for better
Melissa Teates, Falls Church, VA For a long time I have wanted to help but wasn’t sure how a white person helps. I marched when...
Learning how to be an ally…finally
Alex, East Lansing, MI. I didn’t know all the ways in which I was privileged – I really didn’t. Now that I do, I am...
White women are NOT MY allies
Jill T. Brooklyn, NY Though I keep hearing that as women we have common causes, common concerns, etc, I’ve learned that I should never count...
Owning my Whiteness, Becoming an Ally
Becky Christensen Ann Arbor, MI Despite growing up in a somewhat racially diverse area in the San Francisco Bay Area, I had never thought about...
Injustice exists today; I don’t wait.
Savannah Ann Arbor, MI As a white person, I can’t wait until tomorrow to become a better ally or to fight against racism or oppression....
