Ivirlei Brookes on What It Means to Be an Ally and How to Talk to Your Kids About Race

WrapWomen LA Blog: “If you have a relationship with your Black friends built on trust and grace then they already know you support them. If not, it’s time to work on that,” said Brookes

Ivirlei Brookes
(Photo Credit: Tess Alexander)

“I don’t think people realize that it was really hard to film,” Ivirlei Brookes revealed to WrapWomen. The actress turned business and mindset coach recently went viral after posting this emotional yet informative video on how the non-Black community can become better allies.

“I was feeling extremely low and exhausted from all the arguing I was seeing online,” said Brookes. “I decided to make a video for Black people to use as a tool – they could send the video link to their white friends when they didn’t have enough energy left to explain.”

Brookes recorded the video on Instagram live with 11 viewers tuned in.

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