Beyond Allyship with Dr. Jpop

We are raised in a society with its own set of values, and those values permeated every aspect of our culture. So naturally we're socialized to those same values unless we had experiences or humans in our life that...

“Allyship is a way of life. It's a practice of assessing my beliefs, my values, the way that I function, and how that has been influenced by supremacy culture. Taking that data and deciding, ‘what do I need to unlearn...

“I've always opened myself up to everybody because I wanted to learn and grow and be diversified in my own right and I think that people need to do the same thing. Not because it feels good, but because many people of...

“I’m sorry if that was offensive, I didn’t mean it like that.” But it landed like that, so now what should you do? When confronted about actions or words that have hurt someone, are you more concerned with how you meant...

“You can tell the tree by the fruit it bears. You see it through what the organization is delivering as far as a concrete program. If the tree’s fruit sours or grows brackish, then the time has come to chop it down—bury...

“He who masters the power formed by a group of people working together has within his grasp one of the greatest powers known to man.” – Idowu Koyenikan Observing Building Allyship community members over the last few...

"In every community, there is work to be done. In every nation, there are wounds to heal. In every heart, there is the power to do it.” —Marianne Williamson As with many self-initiated journeys, there are habits and...

We have reached the halfway mark of 2023 and it’s time to audit the strategy we created at the start of the year! What has worked and what has not? How will you be able to show up for the next 6 months? Dr. Jpop...

“How do you know the difference between regulated activation and fight or flight activation,” was a question asked in one of our Building Allyship focus groups. The tragedies and events of the last few years have...

“The purpose of communication is not influence, the purpose of communication is clarity.” - Dr. Thurman Webb One purpose of our nervous systems is to keep us safe. If we do not feel safe, our sympathetic nervous system...

“The importance that we assign to different people is just an invention. It's not real. We are all necessary and important.” - Addy Rivera Sonda When choosing an illustrator for the Get Movin’ Activity Deck for kids...

“Black people are three to 4 times more likely to die from childbirth, either in the immediate childbirth time or extended postpartum period time than white counterparts. It doesn't matter your financial position...

“You have to act as if it were possible to radically transform the world. And you have to do it all the time.” - Angela Davis In today’s episode, Dr. Jpop shares her own journey in learning to build allyship, what...

“Good people aren’t perfect people” - George Seay, LMFT One of the most common fears I’ve heard surrounding allyship is the fear of making a mistake, saying or doing the wrong thing. We all want to be seen as good...

It’s a brand new year and everyone is making resolutions and setting intentions and goals. But have you considered creating a strategy for your allyship? In this episode, Dr. Jpop talks about the importance of creating...