No wonder we aren't permitted to see a Black woman like Erica Garner--rising up to denounce white supremacy! And without a laugh track!
No wonder America didn't see those Black women in Alabama--before they left for the polls on election day.
We have lost Erica, but her story has empowered those who were around her. Her story could empower young Black women to find their way out of the "sunken place." But, of course, how profitable are not either entertainers or victims of familial sexual assaults? On the other hand, who died for Black Americans to display our weaknesses as if evidence of freedom from structural enslavement? It's brave to resist the social pressure to repress the reality of injustice and poverty, to welcome capitalism's stranglehold on our hearts and minds. It's a question of a commitment to sustaining resistance--even in an atmosphere that reflects back to us our despair.(Note: You can view every article as one long page if you sign up as an Advocate Member, or higher).
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