Although it is great progress to have a Black History Month where everyone can learn about the contributions of Black Americans, it is also so very limiting.
Being a true ally requires action, accountability and choosing to give up your White privilege and be treated like people of color (POC) are currently. That’s where good intentions often stall out.
“As soon as I arrived in the Indies, in the first island, which I found, I took some of the natives by force, in order that they might learn and might give me information of whatever there is in these parts.