I wrote about my trip to Palenque which is a free town located an hour out of Cartagena. It has been and is currently an all Black town. There’s a ton of history, culture and traditions that I learned about. It’s a place I loved ( I want to return for to spend more time) and made my trip to Colombia complete.
Read moreBlack Lives Matter: Beyond Blackout
On Tuesday June 2nd, I was truly confused about blackout Tuesday: what it was and why it happened on super Tuesday. After doing research, I learned it was an initiative called #theshowmustbepaused that somehow morphed into blackout Tuesday 🤷🏽♀️. I was frustrated. So I wrote. Here’s the blog post that resulted.
Real quick: There's so much activism, education, anger and excitement across America (and the world), but I want us especially myself to keep going. I want to continue advocating for issues I believe in and speaking up at a local level b/c my voice counts. I want to learn more about organizing and my role in the BLM movement.
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