Sip On This
Be An Ally, Not a Burden
In this episode, author Ijeoma Oluo joins Ashley to talk about race, friendship, and how to avoid being the wrong kind of advocate. Pro tip: Do your own work!
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In the fourth episode of Sip on This, Ashley is joined by author Ijeoma Oluo to talk all things allyship, why you need to be following more black women on twitter and how we might all get better at apologizing.
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