Let’s keep it real.

It is a mistake to assume that a person who performs acts of “anti-racial goodness” has eradicated their own internalized racism. Most of the individuals who will be highlighted at this website would tell you themselves, that is a lifelong process requiring a never-ending committment to education, self-examination and action.

Having said that, what criteria can we use to decide who should be highlighted as an example of anti-racist heroism?

I use what I call the “ADMIRE criteria”:

ACTION

           What ACTION did the person take? 

DECISION     

           Was there a DECISION to act, or was it coincidental or coerced?

MOTIVE 

           Was the person’s MOTIVE clearly generous or was it mostly self-serving?

IMPACT       

           Was there a significant, positive IMPACT on others?

RISK             

           Did the person RISK privilege, property, life, family or reputation?

EQUALITY  

           Did the person defend the EQUALITY of all people?