Hello lovely people, I would like to take this time to first apologize for the “somewhat” long hiatus before putting up this blog post. Its rather unfortunate that our already messy situation just got more crap dumped into it and like many other people, I had to take the time to prioritize and process what all of this means.
Nonetheless, thank you for joining me again on another episode and even reading this blog post. I cannot begin to describe what your loyalty means to T&T and of course me. I would be a terrible homo sapien if I just left you all hanging after the first podcast with Dr. Kamesha Spates. If you remember, we spoke about suicide particularly in black communities and if I am being honest with you, nonsense like this going on in the country and in this world can drive people to that point of no return.
Lets get technical here. Black people have had to deal with a system that was NOT created for us, by people who are not us thus a lot of our primary needs are not being met because these systems preach equality when really what we need is equity and representation.
Equity can be given by those in power but how will they know what we need if they have not lived out our experiences? That is where representation comes in. These two things go hand in hand and I believe if we take a moment to understand how much power representation gives us, whooooooo llooorrtttttt…… we really will know we DO NOT have to depend on anyone but ourselves to cater to our needs.
It was just a matter of time before we snapped as Black people given all we have had to endure and this is more than just the killing of one of us, it is a fight against a system that does not favor us and while we fight for our rights, lets also not forget to take care of our bodies and most importantly, our minds. That is our greatest weapon! Utilize its capabilities and we will thrive.
