Whereas watching 2025 unfold, I used to be keenly conscious that the little sliver of democracy this nation had was being annihilated with every day explosions of purposeful hurt, injustice, and so on. And having extra data at our fingertips makes it simpler, relatively than tougher, to finish an empire proper in entrance of our faces. Whereas drowning in an ocean of misinformation, “Rome is burning” and we don’t even realize it. However what’s clear is that this Mission 2025 insanity was meant to do us most hurt, whereas we sleep via the destruction.
Sarcastically, that destruction spotlighted our superpower, escape hatch, and plan of motion for a extra empowering 2026. Increasingly, we’re waking as much as the truth that nobody’s coming to avoid wasting us however us. The end result: pockets of Blackfolk counting on these Kwanzaa rules (unity, self-determination, creativity, and so on.) to not solely survive however thrive. We’ve been reconnecting with neighborhood, shopping for Black, investing in wellness, and centering our personal Black selves. Maintaining and increasing that self-determining vitality will imply, even with extra challenges coming, nonetheless we’ll rise. That’s whassup in 2026.
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