Love to everyone who is reeling, angry & scared in these horrible times. This toxic stew of systemic racism, ableism, and a pandemic shows how critical it is to support & amplify marginalized voices. In solidarity w/ #BlackLivesMatter
https://abs.twimg.com/hashflags... draggable="false" alt=""> & #BLACKandSTEM, some resources for change:
Start with this thread from @sciencewithtyus about the realities of being Black in America and the need for white allies to speak up and act https://twitter.com/sciencewithtyus/status/1266050053149360130">https://twitter.com/sciencewi...
Allies, do your homework! There are many resources out there and lots of lists that summarize them. Don& #39;t ask people who are already struggling to do this work for u. This @BeccaCalisi thread is packed w/ links on anti-racism, white fragility, and more. https://twitter.com/BeccaCalisi/status/1265683802354888705">https://twitter.com/BeccaCali...
Amplify the voices of those doing the #InclusiveSciComm work. @That_Astro_Chic started a thread naming Black scicommers who amplify Black voices https://twitter.com/That_Astro_Chic/status/1266034317517557760">https://twitter.com/That_Astr...
In this thread, @SarahMackAttack offered another great list of #BLACKandSTEM scicommers. We& #39;ll also add @RackebT @docfilmprofRI @forgedonyx @jayeperview @EstherNgumbi @thewildlifehost @tanadjoseph @ravenscimaven @Yara_Haridy @bellzisbirding @sokonkwo_ https://twitter.com/SarahMackAttack/status/1266076510261334016">https://twitter.com/SarahMack...
Also check out the new list of folks created by @BlackAFinSTEM https://twitter.com/BlackAFinSTEM/status/1266339623233601536">https://twitter.com/BlackAFin...
If you& #39;re an academic and struggling for the words to push your colleagues, check out the email @1solbro shared for ideas. Others are RTing their own versions of this, too. https://twitter.com/1solbro/status/1266057633938669569">https://twitter.com/1solbro/s...