Hey white people, tomorrow is #Juneteenth, and you can celebrate by...

🎉 listening to black folks 🎉

We still have a few on Mastodon.

We would have more if we didn't whitesplain shit to them and act like assholes.

Fun fact: telling marginalized groups that their experiences aren't valid is a kinda shitty thing to do in general.

We still have a looong fucking way to go.

Maybe you're thinking "I'm not one of *those* white people, I have a BLM sign in my yard!" 🙎‍♀️

Fun fact: If that was what popped into your head, then you probably *are* one of those white people. 💁‍♀️

I try to regularly remind myself not to be. It can be hard to unlearn the stories your privilege tells you. Listening to someone else's stories helps.

I'm just writing this because I have some reach here and I want to use that privilege to amplify others.

Go check out #BlackMastodon and read shit. Don't jump into conversations, don't announce that you're an ally—just read and boost.

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If you're in the Seattle area, the Northwest African American Museum (NAAM) is doing cool stuff on Wednesday:

https://www.naamnw.org/juneteenth

You can read more about why this holiday exists here:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juneteenth

Cheers,

—Alice 💜