Racial Justice is not the Political Bogeyman

2024 has taken off without a Chapel Hill snowfall — now full speed ahead with pollen and concern for the November election. What started out as a year to focus on my house decluttering campaign and plans for a semi-permanent escape out of the country has turned into a nonstop “shaking of my head” when considering certain phenomena happening in the longstanding struggle for justice.

“They sicken of the calm who know the storm.” ― D. Parker

As most Americans know, one must be really careful when discussing politics and religion with strangers. Well, I have put that notion on the back burner over the past several months primarily because of the importance of this upcoming fall balloting. Do believe the messaging — it is a turning point presidential election. Politics is everything and everywhere as all human relationships have a power dynamic. So, I have initiated conversations with people locally and beyond with the purpose of gauging their interest in political matters or religiosity, level of understanding of the impact of racism, or disdain for one certain North Carolina candidate. I have also been marinating on a lot of ugly responses to inclusion and simultaneously celebrating persistence and resistance to evil. Indulge me, please, as I venture on with a brain dump on racial equity and politics.