I did not post yesterday because yesterday was a social media blackout for content creators, and as small as it is, my blog qualified as content creation. I am so sad and angry at how peaceful marches have been brutally responded to by police; people protesting police violence given more police escalation and violence, and all of it condoned by the current executive administration.
The current executive administration got voted in because of division, and they are determined to keep up their divisive tactics. However, I don't want to talk about the aggressors, but of how we can help each other. We have to stand up for each other, because it is now in stark focus that those in power are not willing to represent us, as they promised when they were sworn into office. We must act in solidarity to each other; as a neighborhood, as a city, as a state, and as a nation.
Be kind to yourself, and be kind to others. If you go to a protest, make sure to hydrate and be watchful of police presence. Stay as safe as you can, and have an exit strategy. Also, educate yourself about the history of America squashing progressive movements, and learn from their playbook. The history we were taught in school is woefully insufficient when it comes to how America became the country it is today, and by and large, whitewashed in the name of patriotism. The information is out there; consult your local librarian.
Stay safe, stay healthy, and stay connected to each other, Dear Readers. We get through this together, or not at all.
-A.M.W.
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