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I Can’t Believe It’s Been Two Years.

His death changed my life in ways I never thought were possible. He became the catalyst to get out and work toward the future we talked about. Activists have been doing this work for decades, but this was the first time I was able to expand my work outside of the computer screen and into the streets.

While a small, travel-friendly book from Brown’s Emergent Strategy Series, We Will Not Cancel Us serves as a powerful and timely resource for examining cancel culture. She invites readers to dare to shift away from constant punitive reaction and to consider in what ways call-outs can often (not always) perpetuate harm or do little to interrupt it.

Queenie, by Candice Carty-Williams, is a must-read that not only reflects the reality of police brutality toward Black boys and men, it also reflects the sexual brutality many Black girls face. The book also touches on mental health and finding one's confidence and footing after a great deal of trauma.

You did it. You overcame the myriad obstacles to articulating the untamed and formless ideas in your mind into the long, artful form of a book— a harrowing feat to say the least. But do not rush to the publishing house just yet. There remains yet another step in the journey. I’m talking about editing, of course—all kinds of editing.