Christopher F. Rufo  ⚔️

PART 1 The State Department is moving forward with a "21-Day Racial Equity Habit Building Challenge," in which staff are asked to recite a racial equity "pledge," "select a different minority group daily," and engage in a "10-15 minute challenge" in "pursuit of racial equity."pic.twitter.com/h3vBMlDk92

To begin, the State Department tells employees to provide "emotional validation" for the George Floyd riots, which were caused by "cumulative grief." They specify that "looting" is "not endorsed," but rationalize it as an action of "the child who is not embraced by the village."pic.twitter.com/pAV4xSbjfD

During the first week, employees are told to read "Becoming An Ally to Indigenous People," which instructs them to "use [their] own white privilege to speak out about injustices" and "[support] the efforts of Native people around the world to retain sovereignty of their lands."pic.twitter.com/MTiCaBuNZd

In another lesson, employees are told to watch a video called "The Psychology of Black Hair," which claims that they "live in societies that value whiteness" and that "the histories of slavery, colonialism, and discrimination are weaved into our understanding of Black hair."pic.twitter.com/P9h9KGoCo4

Finally, in Week 2, the State Department asks staff to "directly [challenge] institutionalized/systemic racism, colonization, and white supremacy," become a "co-resistor" against "oppressive institutions," and "transfer the benefits of their privilege to those who have less."pic.twitter.com/2v8KgSyp58