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| quote = This is the era of social media, which can function as an alternative space to | | quote = This is the era of social media, which can function as an alternative space to mainstream, white-dominated media. It would be impossible to track all of what is being said about racial issues on platforms like Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, and podcasts, but in the din, there are many people of color, particularly black women, who are leading the way in racial justice work. Women like Rachel Cargle, Layla F. Saad, Catrice Jackson, Ericka Hart and Rachel Ricketts have authored books, designed workshops, and created spaces on social media platforms that prioritize the healing of black people, indigenous people, and people of color over white comfort, encouraging white people’s self-work toward antiracism and productive conversation amongst ourselves. | ||
mainstream, white-dominated media. It would be impossible to track all of what is being said | |||
about racial issues on platforms like Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, and podcasts, but in the | |||
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justice work. Women like Rachel Cargle, Layla F. Saad, Catrice Jackson, Ericka Hart and Rachel | |||
Ricketts have authored books, designed workshops, and created spaces on social media platforms | |||
that prioritize the healing of black people, indigenous people, and people of color over white | |||
comfort, encouraging white people’s self-work toward antiracism and productive conversation | |||
amongst ourselves. | |||
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Rachel Ricketts is a Canadian author and lawyer.[1] She is active on social media.[2] StudiesIn 2008, while still a law student, Ricketts prepared a bibliography entitled "Anti-Discrimination in Law School Research".[3] CareerDeath DoulaRicketts lost her mother, in October 2015, and became a "Death Doula".[4] She published an e-book, entitled, "The shit you need to know about grief", and started a website to help other people cope with the grief of losing a loved one.[5] AuthorIn 2021 Ricketts published Do Better: Spiritual Activism for Fighting and Healing from White Supremacy.[6] Several publications, including Forbes magazine, Parade magazine, Good Morning America and The Vancouver Sun, interviewed Ricketts following the publication of her book.[7][8][9][10][11] The London Review of Books reviewed Do Better and three other books addressing racism, shortly after its publication.[12] The review pointed out that Ricketts had criticisms of white people who described themselves as fighting racism, but whose efforts fell short. Personal lifeRicketts identifies herself as black, queer, cisgender and neurotypical.[13] References
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