How to become a better ally (with Dwinita Mosby Tyler) | How to Be a Better Human
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shares transformative moments that shaped her approach to equity and allyship. She recalls the surreal experience of receiving applause for her TEDx talk, a stark contrast to her upbringing in the segregated South 1. Another pivotal moment was her first dinner at a white family's house, where she mistook salad as the main course, highlighting how quickly biases can form 2.
I likened salad as an entree to poverty. But it just. The lesson there is that's how quickly we can set up a bias about things when we don't know anything about it.
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Overcoming Biases
discusses the importance of overcoming personal biases and becoming an upstander. She emphasizes that judging others' level of 'wokeness' can hinder progress in equity work 3. Tyler also stresses the need for people to evolve from bystanders to upstanders, particularly in workplace settings 4.
One of the most important things that can happen in a workplace today is for people to evolve from being a bystander to being an upstander.
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Childhood Lessons
Early life experiences profoundly shaped 's understanding of equity and allyship. Growing up in the civil rights movement, she faced direct racism, which fueled her anger towards injustice and those who remained silent 3. Tyler highlights that allyship extends beyond racial lines, emphasizing the importance of standing up even when scared 5.
Standing up while scared is an important, concrete thing to know, to be real. In the world of allyship, you will be scared.
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