âOver the past week, you may have seen your Instagram Stories feed flooded with white people who are âcoming to terms with my privilegeâ through images of designed charts, stacks of books, and suggested charities to support. On Tuesday, maybe your main feed was probably clogged by white women (not to mention, brands, fitness studios, and corporations) sharing black squares with â#BlackoutTuesdayâ in the caption. Maybe you posted these things too.
You mean well. You agree, of course, that Black lives matter. But as white women, our next phase of work is owning up to a repost not being enough. Theyâre performative. Yes, we want to be part of this collective mourning. But it can also be harmful to our friends in the Black community. Instead, letâs consider how our actions off the Instagram stage can speak louder than words.â