Tips on How to Become a Better Ally:

- BE INCLUSIVE: Understand that by supporting Black Lives, you are also supporting ALL BLACK LIVES. This includes all subcategories that encapsulate black people such as the LGBTQ+ community, trans lives, women, men, and children.
- USE YOUR VOICE: If you see an injustice taking place, witness a microaggression, or see the blatant targetting of Black people, speak up and correct people. Don't stay SILENT!
- READ, READ, READ! Read news articles, journals, stories, and books about a wide variety of topics. There are plenty of podcasts, movies, and videos that are also becoming increasingly accessible and cover important topics such as systemic racism, the Jim Crow Laws, redlining, and more! All is readily available on our site!!
- START A CONVERSATION: Be willing to have difficult conversations with your friends and family about different biases, prevalent issues, and how you may be contributing to these issues. Make it a conversation and be understanding that their responses are not personal to you.
- POLICY CHANGES: Delve into the various policies that are in place at a local level that may be contributing to racist tendencies. (Ex. School-to-Prison Pipeline, Diversity & Inclusion Efforts, and Local Policing Policies)
A Guide to Allyship

- REMEMBER: It's okay to make mistakes. Be willing to educate yourself, make mistakes, and learn from those mistakes. It's a process.