We need to take action, Feel Gooders. There are times when doing the right thing doesn't necessarily feel good. It can feel scary, uncomfortable and uncertain, but it's necessary. You cannot hide right now. You cannot make excuses right now. You have to hold space for this. You have to act. You have to be willing to make a mistake. Because you will make mistakes and you won't do enough, but staying silent is worse. Non-action is worse.

I will not pretend to have all the answers surrounding this. I have so much unlearning and learning to do myself, so I'd like to point you to a few of the resources I have found helpful and encourage you today to educate yourself on this topic and take action.

Now I before I share, I want to reiterate what this amazing woman Dani said in her IG live series. She shared a list of her favorite educators (some similar and some different than those I'm sharing with you today), but she also insisted that we take the initiative to learn from the resources they've already created.

Right now, so many amazing black educators are being bombarded with all of the same questions, and it's exhausting. As Dani said, there are so many resources already created and available, so we need to take the initiative to learn from these before we ask direct questions.

Here are several amazing educators and activists of color who's content I've found helpful:

Danielle Coke is @ohhappydani on Instagram - and she's amazing! Go watch her Turning Awareness into Action (a 3-part IG Live series) where she speaks about how to approach racism by working upward, inward and outward.

Ibram X. Kendi is @ibramxk on Instagram. He's the author of several books including How to be an Anti-Racist, and he was the guest on Brene Brown's Unlocking Us podcast this week!

Rachel Cargle is @rachel.cargle on Instagram. Her content is very enlightening and actionable! Watch her Public Address on Revolution: Revolution Now here!

Nikita is @craftedtothrive on Instagram, and she's a business coach for creatives! She also has a podcast called She's Crafted to Thrive - so that'd be a great substitute today!

Layla Saad is @laylafsaad on Instagram. She's the writer of the best-selling book Me and White Supremacy and the host of The Good Ancestor podcast.

Sonya Renee Taylor is @sonyareneetaylor on Instagram. She puts out a great number of videos on Instagram where she's speaking the truth.

Deya Patterson is

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