How to be an “ally” to the black community

How to be an “ally” to the black community



Many want to stand in solidarity with the black community but don’t know how to be an ally. Dr. Rahsaan Harris, the CEO of The Citizens Committee for New York City and the former CEO of the Emma Bowen Foundation for Minority Interests in Media, joined CBSN to discuss what it truly means to be an ally to the black community.

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29 thoughts on “How to be an “ally” to the black community

  1. Hmmm. A video shaming people for engaging in their freedoms……. this is not news. This is an attack against people to provoke other to attack them. I wonder how Lincoln would respond to this news organization.

  2. You don't get to chose how I, or anyone else, act as a friend. No I will not be your little white puppet and dance for you. Their called friends, not allys, if you can't handle a white friend then your the racist.

  3. How Bout emancipation of FINANCIAL SLAVERY….. (REPATRIATION ‼️) MONEY CASH Debt Clearence Free COLLEGE EDUCATION ETC .‼️
    Yall pupet Masters Dont Let Yall talk & enforce that 1 huh,? Yea,,, Cause thats the power & language they talk & know will Change Things Dramatically ‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️

  4. I was quite sympathetic at first. That cop deserves to be punished. Then the propaganda and rioting began. Then the wacko calls to defund the police. Good Job! You lost me

  5. MEDIA is no ally to Black Americans. The UNION protection is the root cause that allows cop's to have multiple complaints and keep their job. MEDIA ignores this purposely to DIVIDE us. And all you mostly white people on here caring more about bullying then change and saying to yourself your helping black Americans are hypocrites too.

  6. Don't want to associate with people who blame others for their issues, they need to grow up. Also, a reminder, it was MUSLIMS that sold their ancestors into slavery, noticed there is no attempt to smear that group with racist tirade.

  7. It’s 2020. America is a melting pot. It’s not a pandemic of racism. It’s a pandemic of large media corporations drumming up drama for ratings. Majority of Americans are happy with sharing their country with each other. Regardless of skin color.

  8. ITS OK TO BE WHITE, I WILL NOT KNEEL FOR SOMETHING I DIDNT DO, I ONLY KNEEL TO GOD, IF YOU ARE OFFENDED BY THIS… YOU ARE THE PROBLEM… IM NOT YOUR ENEMY, I AM NOT RACIST, GOD LOVES YOU, AND YOU ARE AMAZING!!!

  9. Why don’t cbs pay for plan parenthood to quadruple their work to help the 8 million black kids that don’t have a dad or drop out of school. You people are starting a race war that will end bad for the black race.

  10. When you are draft dodger Traitor Trunk, Comrade Barr, Moscow Mitch, and “Justice” Roberts — you steal the 2020 election.   It's what you do.     VOTE

  11. I can't even edit comments?
    Fix your automatic removal of comments, please.
    Why is the media silent about the black on black crime?
    Which is ~96-98% more of than white on black crime?

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