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Dear White Allies: Stop Unfriending Other White People Over Ferguson

November 26, 2014 - By Spectra Speaks

My rage as a black person witnessing yet another moment in the endless cycle of racism in the US prevents me from engaging in "level headed" conversations with people who see this terribly unjust Ferguson ruling as just another news story to banter about at the water cooler. I need…

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Straight Allies, White Anti-Racists, Male Feminists (and Other Labels That Mean Nothing to Me)

May 29, 2013 - By Spectra Speaks

If my detest for words and definitions stems from anything at all it's the "allies" I've experienced in both my personal life and my work as an activist. I've met hundreds of "white allies," for instance, many of who profess their "consciousness" via some digital channel (e.g. an overly serious…

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