and for many of us, our freedom is choosing to live- following our passions, growing old, actualizing our dreams, surviving.

Maybe it's all of the above. I believe we have the gift of feeling it all and the deep power of choosing.

liberation might look like the power to unalive your oppressors - experiencing the satisfaction of revenge; the ability to decide their fate; no longer cowering for safety but moving boldly in power in a world that renders your powerless

for others Black freedom looks like death - a deep knowing that this existence is not final and the the true freedom is experienced on the other side.

Okay forgive me Dr. Ruth Wilson Gilmore - it is complex and also… if folks want to dig into it, I can’t recommend her work more!

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What in the holy hell!? I’m so sorry this happened

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11. Some people benefit more than others when there are DEI policies and that could be for a variety of reasons: social identities, financial resources, need, etc.

10. DEI is for EVERYONE because it is about equity and inclusion at large. We all hold social identities and we all can find a place within DEI efforts.
The great mistake of this work was telling white men that this wasn’t about them.