“I believe there is power in words, power in asserting our existence, our experience, our lives, through words.”

— Jesmyn Ward, The Fire This Time: A New Generation Speaks about Race (2016)

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Before You Try To Act Like It’s All Good Today, It’s Not + Storm Resources

So while yes, glory to God I am returning to some sense of normalcy and I am okay, we cannot continue to operate in this rush to return “back to business”. Cancel the unnecessary meetings. Let people breathe. That work can wait. Many families, particularly Black and brown, and suffering catastrophic levels of damage that aren’t just a short-term fix. I anticipate insurance companies screwing over people of color when they make claims and many people are displaced. The work is just beginning and it’s time to saddle up and raise hell.

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