So let us begin.
As Black and Brown people, we are in the fight of our lives. We are being called forward in the fierce and fiery light of deeper, sustained reflection and action. This is a time of leave taking, a time of leaving behind systems and structures that foster discrimination, hatred, and injustice. This is a time of leave taking from a legacy of violence—especially unlawful police violence perpetrated against Black people, Asian people, Indigenous people, Latinx people, un-housed people, the unemployed and underemployed, people of color, people with disabilities, LGBTQA+ people, and others who are marginalized. This is a time of leave taking from the disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on those same under-resourced and devastatingly vulnerable communities.
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