Do you ever feel like you have no right to call yourself an activist? Do you feel intimidated by entering activist and organizing spaces because you feel like you don’t belong, that you think people will think you aren’t enough? I often feel that way. I feel like my definition of activist doesn’t fit this narrow definition.Continue reading “Activism 101: 3 Affirmations for Imposter Syndrome”
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Activism 101: Respectability
I remember the first time I was classified as not really Black. I remember one of my white friends in middle school complimented me for not having greasy hair. Another one chimed in and agreed, adding that I also didn’t talk loud and ghetto. After these moments, I knew what I had to do toContinue reading “Activism 101: Respectability”
Activism 101: Find Your Focus
How many of you feel like you have to do all the things to save the world? *raises hand* With so many movements happening, it can feel like you need to do all the things and fight every fight. There isn’t one issue that is more important than the others, so how do you prioritizeContinue reading “Activism 101: Find Your Focus”
Activism 101: How to be an Ally
With so much going on in the world, many people often wonder how they can be a better ally to those who are from marginalized communities. I know many allies struggle with “Am I taking up too much space?” Or “How can I be an ally if people won’t allow me to help?” All theseContinue reading “Activism 101: How to be an Ally”
Activism 101: Social Media Activism
Social Media Activism: is it helpful or harmful? I have seen mixed feelings about whether social media activism or “clicktivism” (also known as “slacktivism) is effective. One thing for sure, social media has become a highly utilized tool to spread information. As we saw from the 2016 presidential election, social media has been used asContinue reading “Activism 101: Social Media Activism”
Activism 101: What is Activism?
What is activism? It gets a bad rap these days. When many people think of activism, they imagine protestors in the streets rioting. Many people are hesitant to label themselves as activists because they feel like they aren’t doing enough. For a long time I was this way. I didn’t think I could call myselfContinue reading “Activism 101: What is Activism?”
Activism 101: Privilege
Hi! Let’s talk about an icky topic no one likes to talk about when being an activist: P R I V I L E G E The conversation about privilege is easier to have when you feel like you are the one who doesn’t hold it. No one wants to be accused of getting goodContinue reading “Activism 101: Privilege”
Activism 101: Anger
Have you ever seen the movie Inside Out? The one with the animated emotions? You may have forgotten about the Anger character, unless you remember him on fire from the trailer (literally fired up). Anger is usually conflated with fire and it’s destructive nature. How many times have you said when you were angry “Burn itContinue reading “Activism 101: Anger”
Liberation is Lit 