A Simple Litmus Test Black Americans Can Use To Test White Allyship

One simple, profound question can put the matter to rest

Rod T. Faulkner
The Shortform
Published in
1 min readMay 31, 2023

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White woman holding up a sign stating “It took a pandemic to wake us up but we’re not going back to sleep.
Circa June 2020. This hasn’t aged well. | Image credit: Stockelements via Shutterstock.com

The topic of so-called white allyship to the Black community is one that has been written about and debated ad nauseam.

Personally, I do not believe the Black community has many true allies in white — and non-Black — communities.

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Rod T. Faulkner
The Shortform

Proud Blerd. I write about sci-fi, fantasy, and other areas of interest. Founder of EYE ON SCI-FI Podcast. https://bio.site/eyeonscifi Chocolate lover.