"[B]eing an ally means you need to be active. It’s not enough to be non-racist. You need to be anti-racist. It may not be easy, but you need to use your voice and your privilege in the moment to speak up when you see something wrong being done. Even if it is “only” a microaggression…"
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Poets from the United StatesEducators from the United StatesPeople from MumbaiWomen born in the 1960sEmigrants
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On speaking out against all forms of racism in “An Indies Introduce Q&A With Samira Ahmed” (American Booksellers Association; 2018 Jan 19)
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