JUNETEENTH IS MY INDEPENDENCE DAY
As I look at the world right now, I see a lot of belief statements and acknowledgment of past hurts—a reckoning to finally accept that we have much work to do as a nation where it pertains to racism and social justice. Some of what we are witnessing is performative allyship, but I am hoping that words become actions, and we begin to see a shift to authentic allyship—a commitment to no longer just talk about it, but to be about it!
You see, long before George Floyd awakened the consciousness of America’s soul, we Black Americans were fully cognizant of our troubled, storied and triumphant past. And we are, at this moment, cautiously optimistic.
WE HAVE BEEN LEFT TO ASK THE QUESTION: WHAT IS FREEDOM?
When I learned I would be having a son, my joy was coupled with the fear that one day, he would be perceived as a threat. We have been wholly conscious of CONTINUE READING: Juneteenth Is My Independence Day - Philly's 7th Ward
