Notes from the Margins
2020-06-20 - On Trauma and Allyship
Over the past several days, I have seen multiple posts on Facebook from People of Color asking why White Americans are more inclined to demonstrate allyship with People of Color now than they have in the past. The answer to this question is complex and multifaceted, but I believe that part of it lies in the long-overdue acknowledgement of collective trauma in the Black community and other non-White ethnic groups, including Indigenous peoples. .......