Black Marginalized Genders activist and anti-racism educator explains how white people can be radical, even if imperfect, accomplices in the work of dismantling systems of oppression.

When white people begin their anti-racism education or activism they are eager, earnest, and with urgency, but before long they tend to burn or fade out. They often cause harm by not following Black leadership and looking for quick fixes.

There's no quick fix to dismantling systems of oppression. The powers-that-be will do anything to make us feel like it's impossible to create change across the board.

My name is DiDi Delgado (pronoun: DiDi). I am a visionary activist, anti-racism educator, award-winning poet, and advocate for Black Marginalized Genders (MaGes).

I'm a co-founder of Black Lives Matter Cambridge and the anti-racism platform Done For DiDi that provides anti-racism education to white people and direct cash assistance to Black MaGes.

I explain how each of us can be one patch in an enormous quilt of learning and unlearning, decolonizing our minds, and incorporating anti-racism work into our daily lives. If we do that together, we can make sure no one gets left out in the cold.