Get used to asking “why”

❓ Today’s tip: Interrogate bias by asking people to explain it.

When a family member or friend says something racist or otherwise problematic, ask open-ended questions that push them to examine their biases. The writer Miyah Byrd suggests a few: “What do you mean by that?” “Can you explain that word?” Or, simply, “Why?”

“Keep asking ‘why?’ like you’re an unapologetically persistent six-year-old,” Byrd writes. “Make them feel uncomfortable. And if they keep saying those things, well, it’s time to re-examine your people.”

That’s a start. Read Byrd’s full list here for 46 more actions you can take for racial justice.

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