Social Graces: Here’s how to support work colleagues of color after a police shooting

Q: With multiple public killings of unarmed Black, Indigenous and people of color by police, how can white allies offer support to colleagues of color at work, and what should they not say?

A: 1. Acknowledge the killings: Sometimes we don’t mention things because we don’t want to remind people of their pain. But what actually happens when we don’t acknowledge the issue is that people feel alone in their pain.

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