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#EarnTheRightToSayHerName: Anne Hathaway offers a class on White Ally-hood
As I have shared about before, is completely possible to be a powerful ally. Allies seek to understand the struggles of different groups and look for ways they can add their own voice and assistance to the dialogue, rather than dominate it.
Well, this week, following the brutal murder of Nia Wilson and attack on her sisters by a White Supremacist (whom I refuse to name because murderers do not deserve the press, but their victims certainly do) many people including celebrities, voiced their outrage, their pain, their sadness, and their resolution to stop the scourge of violent hate that has so plagued communities of color.
We talked about a powerful ally in the powerhouse of writer and author Glennon Doyle, who made it a point to share her voice about Nia, saying;
“…What I am thinking is that the only thing that’s gonna save this country is if white women start standing up and screaming for justice for black women. We don’t. We just don’t. We need to start. We women — all of us- are SISTERS and nobody is coming to protect us. We’ve just got each other. We have got to PROTECT EACH OTHER. The good news is TOGETHER- we are strong enough to do It. If we ever truly showed up for each other.. if we ever collectively looked at power dead in the eyes, together- and said: No…
