This November, there will be a lot of things on the ballot.
Clean air and water are on the ballot.
Disaster preparedness is on the ballot.
Public health is on the ballot.
SNAP is on the ballot.
Health care is on the ballot.
Food safety is on the ballot.
Bodily autonomy is on the ballot.
Affordability is on the ballot.
Fair treatment is on the ballot.
Our collective rights are on the ballot.
Accountability is on the ballot.
All of this is on the ballot.
Come November, act accordingly.
When Black people display intelligence, creativity, or excellence, they are not imitating Whiteness. Intelligence is a human trait, not a White trait. Black excellence is real, and it stands on its own not because of proximity to Whiteness, its because Black people have always possessed brilliance, talent, and innovation.
I'm thinking about the Indigenous peoples whose stories began on this land long before 1776. May we never forget that America's history didn't begin with America.