Here’s the list:
- Listen more to more Black people – and amplify their voices
- Post less – and think before you post
- Call in, call out, and/or report anti-Blackness when you see it
- Support Black people and Black-led instances and projects
- Approach it intersectionally
The full article goes into detail, and also has links to anti-racism resources and appendices with a list of common mistakes to avoid and blocklist resources for moderators.
Thanks to everybody who gave feedback on earlier drafts!
“I even hate when you say the word ‘removed’, but that’s just me I guess. Some things just cringeworthy, it ain’t got to be deep I guess.”
Man, I learned that Aubrey Graham was Drake’s real name as part of tracing that beef (not a hip-hop guy, obviously) but I definitely forgot and had a whole moment of “wait what who?”
That doesn’t explain anything.