
i still have so many damn names memorized and saw so many damn ways the cops murdered people in 2020. i was so fucking active in the streets… i got diagnosed with a chronic condition & haven’t been able to fully participate as a protestor/witness like i used to. it’s infuriating. i just bury myself in my studies until i can start teaching the next generation through our museums and libraries. i’m taking every single ounce of this history with me if i can’t stand at the front lines anymore.
Alton Sterling. Aiyana Stanley-Jones. Tamir Rice. Trayvon Martin. Jordan Neely. Nia Wilson. Sandra Bland. Breonna Taylor. Attatiana Jefferson. Philando Castile. Adam Toledo. Ryan Whittaker. Tony Timpa. Michael Brown. I saw so many of their deaths on body camera… as my memory is excruciatingly detailed and it serves me as both the gift and the curse of being a storyteller and a teacher in this life. I find it extremely hard to forget their names nor their circumstances… soon others will too.