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How to turn social media into ACTION

Desmond U.Patton,PHD
1 min readMay 31, 2020

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  • Be anti-racist
  • Stop asking Black and other scholars of color how you can help. Get to work!
  • Raise money for activist, orgs, groups protesting
  • Follow anti-racist, activist groups, orgs, protesting
  • Help organize resources for activist
  • Help identify safe and unsafe spaces and locations
  • Document and write
  • Use text and video to tell complete stories
  • Amplify the voices of Black women and men
  • Follow Black women and men on social media
  • Make connections and build partnerships
  • Build a syllabus and teach anti-racism
  • Report and defend Anti-black violence, narratives, texts and images
  • Recognize when you need a break from social media and go self-care!
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Desmond U.Patton,PHD
Desmond U.Patton,PHD

Written by Desmond U.Patton,PHD

Public Interest Technologist, Associate Professor at Columbia School of Social Work and Director of the SAFElab at Columbia University.

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