Being Black Is Not Exhausting

“Being Black is not exhausting.
Living in a country that is terrified of your existence is.
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I don’t have the words to describe the rage I feel after six justices decided to rip the Voting Rights Act to shreds.
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I’m angry for my generation and the ones who come after me.
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I’m heartbroken for the generations that came before me.
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John Lewis, Hosea Williams, Amelia Boynton Robinson and every name not spoken.
Our parents and grandparents.
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They marched, were beaten, and died for the right to vote.
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Our right to vote. 
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We have never demanded too much. 
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We’ve demanded equality.
We’ve demanded respect.
We’ve demanded freedom. 
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It is exhausting to have to fight generation after generation.
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We are tired. But we can't give up. 
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Many have started talking about what we can do at the local level cause this is where real impact can be made. And while we strategize, I implore you to feel all the feels. 
We have a right to do so.
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And don’t let anyone gaslight you into thinking your grief is too much."

I shared these words on social media last week and they resonated with so many. Someone commented and said that being exhausted and showing up anyway is no longer resilience, it's survival. And we deserve more than that. 

Amen to that!

I never imagined that this country would be setting the stage for Jim Crow 2.0 in 2026.

As exhausted as we are, we can't afford to be passive. 

Exercise your right to protest.
Attend city council meetings
Participate in local and state elections 
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State representatives are the decision makers when it comes to congressional maps and the types of communities we live in (i.e. data centers).

And support organizations that are doing the work to protect our civil rights like NAACP Legal Defense Fund,ACLU, Black Voters Matter and League of Women Voters to name a few. 

“To be a Negro in this country and to be relatively conscious is to be in a rage almost all the time." - James Baldwin