How to become a better ally (with Nita Mosby Tyler)

How to Be a Better Human

TED

Emotional Awareness, Personal Growth, Chris Duffy, Education, Interviews, Self-help, Better Human, Self-improvement

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🗓️ 5 July 2021

⏱️ 37 minutes

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What do we mean when we call ourselves “allies”? For Dr. Nita Mosby Tyler, being an ally means being a person that uses their own resources and privileges to stand beside people that are marginalized. She explains why we need "unlikely allies" in the fight for justice, and why people who are experiencing inequality first hand must be willing to accept the help if we all want the world to be a fairer, more equitable place. Dr. Nita Mosby Tyler is the Chief Catalyst and Founder of The Equity Project -- a consulting firm supporting organizations and communities in building diversity, equity and inclusion strategies -- as well as The HR Shop, a human resources firm designed to support non-profits and small businesses. Dr. Mosby Tyler, a consultant accredited by the Georgetown University National Center for Cultural Competence and recipient of the Cornell University Diversity & Inclusion certification, is nationally recognized for her equity work with non-profit, community, government and corporate organizations. She has received many local and national awards for her service and leadership accomplishments including recognition from the U.S. Department of Health And Human Services, U.S. Department of Agriculture and Human Rights Campaign. She holds a doctorate in the field of Organizational Leadership from the University of Colorado, a Master of Arts degree in Management from Webster University and a Bachelor of Science degree in Education from the University of Alabama. To learn more about "How to Be a Better Human," host Chris Duffy, or find footnotes and additional resources, please visit: go.ted.com/betterhuman

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0:00.0	Ted Audio Collective.
0:02.0	Audio Collective.
0:04.0	Welcome to How to Bea
0:10.0	Welcome to How to Be a Better Human.
0:12.0	I'm your host Chris Duffy. Today on the show we're going to be talking with Dr. Nita Mosby Tyler.
0:18.4	Dr. Tyler calls herself a facilitator of all things diversity, inclusion, and equity.
0:23.9	And she gave a talk in November 2019 at TEDx Mile High
0:28.2	about how to be an ally.
0:30.2	Now an ally is something that a lot of people,
0:32.4	myself included, want to be, but it can sometimes
0:35.3	get a little blurry as to what exactly we mean by that and what concrete steps we're actually taking.
0:40.5	Dr. Tyler told me that for her, being an ally means being a person that uses their own resources and privileges to stand beside people who are marginalized or have a particular need in a particular moment.
0:51.0	That's certainly something that I want to do and that I try to do but it is really hard. It's hard because it requires me looking at myself and asking myself what privileges I have which is uncomfortable. And then it also requires
1:05.2	listening and following other people's leads rather than running in and taking over and making
1:09.7	it all about me. Which again to be honest I like for it to be all about me. I like for it to be all about me. I mean I host a podcast. That's a thing that I
1:17.5	really enjoy. So this whole thing this takes work for me. But if you want the world to be a fairer, a more just, a more equitable
1:26.0	place, if you want to support and stand with people who have a different race or gender or
1:31.5	sexual orientation, or a different economic or gender or sexual orientation or a different economic or legal status.
1:36.0	Dr Tyler has practical, actionable advice on how to do that. And I have to say, on a topic that for me can sometimes feel really awkward or like I'm
1:44.5	tip towing through a mind field so sure that I'm gonna say the wrong thing.
1:48.8	Dr. Taylor makes it really accessible and she even makes it fun. I think she is just great and I am so
1:55.2	excited for you to hear from her right after this. We are back and I am here with
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