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Microaggressions can be countered by making people aware, educating them, and/or disarming

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Standing up for what is right is important and can start with a simple conversation

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Micro aggressions are not always intentional but are always not ok

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"All Lives Matter" --> connecting this to a house fire. The fire department will try to put out the fire that is destroying a burning house because that is the house in need. They won't also hose down the houses around it if those houses aren't burning. You assist the one in need at present.

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Make an effort to incorporate accurate history in the classroom and find sources from people of color, create an environment that celebrates diveristy and teaches the pain of the past and present.

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Not relying on BIPOC to do all of the anti-racist work. It is everyone's problem even if you don't experience the negative effects of racism in your daily life.

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Judging someone based on the way they speak or their vernacular

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Resources like the 1619 project seek to paint a fuller picture of racism in America

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How to address and correct inappropriate microaggressions within the WWP community

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"Our colleagues of color are constantly being taxed by microaggressions and the stress that goes with that," Helsel said. "So it's important that white people who are not operating under the same stressful conditions to be able to be bold and speak out, so that we can all be as productive and as fruitful in our work as we can be."

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"You lose the argument when you focus on intention because you can't prove intent. Focusing on the impact as influenced by the significance...gets the perpetrator to understand what happened and how he might have caused pain"

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"If our words are destructive, even unknowingly, we need to be able to change and to learn how to speak new words that can build people up and help people feel strong, included and embraced. ... Our words have huge consequences literally in the life and death of our fellow human beings."

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Although it wasn't in the article, the NFL now realizing what they did to Colin Kaepernick is similar to people saying "all lives matter."

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Words really matter

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Racism is so ingrained in rules and society, there are times we cannot recognize the racism behind rules and how they disproportionately affect people of color. We need to analyze our thoughts and actions in order to become anti-racist.

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Importance to be proud of what we are, respect all and the responsibility to support

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Those who are white or who are perceived as white should be asking themselves questions about how their identity affords them greater access to opportunities and resources.

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"I know you meant that as a compliment, but unfortunately that connects to a larger history of people being surprised that black people can speak so well,"

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Focus on the impact of a microaggression when addressing it

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If I had a dime for every time someone asked to touch my hair... so ridiculous that someone would ask that!

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How to hold conversations about race in classrooms where it is hard to relate to the subject material

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"You lose the argument when you focus on intention because you can't prove intent."

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Culture of racism has led to a disproportionate distribution of resources among groups of different race

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"I don't live my life in fear. But I live my life with caution"

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Continue to reflect and learn through meeting different walks of life.

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Continue to reflect and learn through meeting different walks of life.

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Be proud of who you are, and always welcome everyone

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Be proud of who you are, and always welcome everyone

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Being antiracist is speaking up and doing something constructive about the problem.

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Being antiracist is speaking up and doing something constructive about the problem.

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Antiracism is about action, not just words

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Antiracism is about action, not just words