White folks wanting to help? Here’s your one freebie. Then I’m off to play video games & enjoy a gummy. So pull up a chair:
Follow black folks. We’re sharing resources. Retweet. Without dissertation length commentary, especially scolding other white folks. It’s not useful. RT & keep it moving.
Educate yourself before you engage. If you don’t have all the info? See step one. Repeat, often.
Don’t DM/mass tag/text/email/carrier pigeon black mutuals to educate you. We’re sharing loads of resources, bail funds to contribute to every minute. Don’t see those tweets? That’s a who you don’t follow problem, not a black folks help me out problem.
If you can spare money, donate to bail funds. Which ones? Google that shit. Find one where you live & be useful. Don’t have spare $? Then boost tweets with bail funds linked in them.
Stop apologizing for being white/for cops/for “those” evil racist White’s (which you’re not!) that’s fucking grating. It’s meaningless & recenters you cause now we gotta affirm you’re a decent person. Stop it.
Think real hard before you “check in” on black folks you follow. Or even your friends. What’s your motivation in doing so? Especially if you haven’t spoken in months or years? 🤔 ponder that before hitting send.
Stop this performative shit. A black square on social for one day ain’t doing shit. Have us on your shows all the time, not out of guilt or sudden awareness of how unfair the system has been stacked against us.
Lastly, know black folks are tired, scared, hurt & grieving. Let us be.
