Me and White Supremacy: Combat Racism, Change the World, and Become a Good Ancestor

Adultification is a term for the phenomenon of white people assuming Black children are older and “less innocent” than their white counterparts. This is dangerous and can have negative repercussions, as it is a form of anti-Blackness against Black children. 

The act of oppressing or expressing hatred towards Black people is anti-Blackness. This manifests in various ways, and has specific—though differing—implications when directed at a Black woman, man, or child. 

Emotional labor is the managing of someone else’s feelings or emotions as part of a job. In this context, it is meant to refer to the assumption that BIPOC will soothe or comfort people with white privilege before, during, or after antiracist education/work.