Best of N.A.H. June 2020

July 1, 2020

On the 1st of each month, I share links to some of the best posts from my blog, Notes from an Aspiring Humanitarian.

Here are links to selected notes from June 2020.

Representation Matters in Social Work: We Need More Black Therapists

“Are we monolithic? No. Do we need more Black therapists? Yes.

Must practitioners always share the same identities of the people they support? No. Are understanding identities and their connection to power, privilege and oppression in relation to others important? Yes. Do we need more Black therapists? Yes.”

You Deserve Better. White Friends Who Need Disclaimers in the Fight for Racial Justice Are Not Truly Your Friends

“If your friendships with the white people in your life require your silence, if the glue that holds those relationships together is predicated on the assumption that you will never hold them accountable for the ways they are complicit with white supremacy, then those “friendships” are no friendships at all, as those relationships do not allow you to be seen as your full self. You deserve better.”

Juneteenth

“Woke up and ate some Black toast
Washed my face with some Black soap
Checked the calendar said 2020
and times still hard for us Black folks

No time for no fake friends
I am not your “safe” friend
If you was really doin’ yo work friend
Then you’d know that we ain’t really safe “friend”

No calls texts or emails
Don’t slide in my DMs
I won’t share your workload
I am not in work mode today

Cause it’s Juneteenth
Yes Juneteenth
and you can spoon-feed yo’ self today.

Cause it’s Juneteenth
Yes Juneteenth
and I ain’t doin’ no work today.”

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I'm a macro social worker, social justice educator, and consultant who uses media and education to advance equity and social justice within people, organizations, and communities. I am also the Founder, Host, Editor and Producer of Social Justice Origin Stories, a storytelling project that highlights the personal stories and defining moments that have inspired individuals and organizations to labor for equity and social justice. I started Social Justice Origin Stories because I believe in the power of storytelling and making our experiences accessible to others, because I believe in the liberatory effects of social justice education, to support justice-seekers in finding community and feeling less alone given the relentlessness of oppressive systems, and hopefully to be a resource of support and reflection for those who are thinking through how they could best contribute to the work. We need all who can, to do what they can.