Earlier this year Jeremy and I met some friends in Tulum, Mexico for a little post-holiday, pre-quarantine (we didn’t know about the quarantine yet, obvs) vacation. Here is what we did: We stayed at Amansala Eco Resort. To be honest, I don’t know how eco this resort truly was (they…
![[Photo and words @wokebeauty] What are your plans for tomorrow? Or the day after that? When the streets become empty again and the news cycle moves on, what will you do? More importantly, when Instagram is not inundated with anti-racist resources, where will you go to find them? It can seem time-consuming and overwhelming to begin to craft your own anti-racist toolbox and unlearn privilege. That’s because it is.
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You have donated resources. Now you need to hone in and donate your time.
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Yes, you need to read but if this is about systemically rearranging your life to confront your own privilege (it is,) then you need to find ways that fit your method of learning. Watch videos of old activists speaking; YouTube and Wikipedia words and concepts you don’t know. Download audiobooks if you learn best by listening, and undertake exercises in writing and art to reflect and deconstruct.
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You will not learn how to be anti-racist overnight. It is a lifestyle change, one that actively meets you exactly where you are at in life, and calls you to disrupt.
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When I ask you what your plans are for tomorrow, tell me how you’re going to dedicate time to learning to unlearn. Tell me your specific, actionable plans. Tell me, unprompted, your plans for the day after that and the day after that. And when I ask you the next day, what your plans are for tomorrow, don’t tell me. Show me the work. [Self portrait @wokebeauty, Texas]](https://clothesandpizza.com/wp-content/plugins/instagram-feed/img/placeholder.png)