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"The system of oppression does not want us to be well." ~Dr. Joi Lewis The system of oppression wants us sick in mind, body, and spirit, because if we were well we would no longer want to collude with a system that oppresses us or others. This is why healing is a radical act of self-care. The more joy we access, the easier it becomes for us to be gentle with ourselves and each other. A lot is at stake: our humanity. In order to heal, you must commit to radical self-care for yourself and your community. https://t.co/KGQHJ4j0Ql

This morning a woman most Americans have never heard of checked herself into prison to begin serving a sentence she should not have been given. Her name is Victoria Charity White, and what happened to her on January 6th showed that terrible crimes were committed that day against the American people.

We're Working On It is probably one of my saddest cartoon prints. Yet people and churches have it hanging where people can see. It exposes the cruelty of non-suffering people making suffering people wait for what the non-suffering people already enjoy and take for granted. I drew it in response to denominations and churches taking years to decide the fate of their brothers and sisters. They want to appear thoughtful and diplomatic when in fact that’s all it is… appearances.