Black-Owned Businesses You Can Support in North Texas ARIA BELLย |ย JUNE 18, 2020ย |ย 4:00AM The COVID-19 pandemic has given the nation a chance to observe, reflect, mobilize and unite to end systemic racism. While there are many ways to get involved withย social reform organizationsย and toย plan and prepareย for protesting, one significant way to uplift black communities is by shopping locally at black-owned establishments. Weโve put together a list of black-owned businesses…
*Sips Tea* โ๏ธ But what will @dallascowboys owner Jerry Jones do? Heโs quiet as a mouse on this topic of social justice, and Clarence Hill, Jr says โThatโs not like him.โ Even I said, โCome on out to the picnic, Jerry! Itโs a good move!โ He also says that the @nfl got โpunkedโ by @nascar with their bold removal of the confederate flag from all their events. We…
BY ALEX EDWARDS โข JUN 12, 2020 ย Earlier this year, Texas was ranked as the No. 2 state for Black entrepreneurs to build a business. While there are many factors that make the state, and Dallas-Fort Worth, a great place for founders of colorโcamaraderie, opportunity, economic incentivesโthereโs still a ways to go when it comes to inclusion. Those issues are evermore apparent in the current state of…
So you want to be an ally? Itโs ok to be new to it. You just gotta be true to it. How? The biggest hurdle youโll have is empathy. Itโs the thing that allows you to take a walk in someone elseโs shoes and causes you to look beyond yourself. Itโs the one thing that topples white fragility, which is one of the most substantial barriers to allyship.…
If a domestic abuse victim survives, is the burden on the victim to explain and correct the problem of the abuse? Or do you protect them and provide a safe haven so they can heal and get on with their lives? Youโll agree that it is on someone with more power to address the abuse, and if they can, shut down the abuser. … Companies… as you lean…
On @theculturesoup, @jarretthill and I discussed how there are so many allies who are articulating so beautifully why All Lives Matter shouldnโt be the retort to Black Lives Matter. There are all sorts of analogies swirling on the interwebs. Youโve heard them all: โ The one house on fire โ The dinner table where one person isnโt served โ The breast cancer event where someone asks why not…
The year was 2013. I was minding my own business, rocking my 3-month-old to sleep after her midday bottle when my smartphone lit up. It was my first supervisor, a partner at a massive agency. He was embedded at a company that used to be a client, and that I had incredible respect for. Ultimately, he asked me to come work for that company. I wasnโt in the…