I was in my volunteer post to sell beverages for the TVAA matinee Sunday when Jonathan David Cain bumped my shoulder and told me, “Biden stepped down!” Needless to say, I was shocked but energized to begin imagining a course to save our democracy. The torch was passed to Vice President Kamala Harris. Passing by our booth, friends commiserated about our fate with Harris as our candidate (“America won’t vote for a Black woman“); we speculated the country might have to take a different route.
On the way home, it hit me. That day, I had on my new Converse Chuck Taylor sneakers. I thought, “These shoes symbolize our Vice President.” They are big and bright, but for me, they represent the light starting to break through. Kamala Harris will be the next President of the United States of America!
By the time I reached home, the online vigor had already started, and I was invited to the party, “Black Women for Kamala,” “Shoals Liberal Ladies,” and “Democrats for Kamala Harris.” Every group was buoyant with hope, and I realized there was no room for doubt. I was/am all in! What?!
What that hope looks like is doing what I can to get Harris elected by using the power of my social media platforms, writing cards, and fielding phone calls for Democratic candidates outside of my own Red state of AL.
Question: Do you love the Democrats? Answer: I do not love either party, but I work for the candidate who takes me closer to my peace. And with this election, it’s Kamala Harris, a Democrat. She is tough, qualified, and can steer us away from dictatorship and Agenda 47.
Y’all know I’m an activist and realize that neither party has given me what I need to feel safe, included, or empowered as a Black woman. As a citizen, I must challenge and hold a government that works for me accountable and supports a system that does not intend to harm my rights/life.
Fact: Whether I am mentally impaired or not (my pedigree is of no consequence), my safety is challenged.
At any time, a police officer can choose to exercise what they feel is their priority and shoot me dead. It happens too frequently, and we are chanting “Say their names” to no avail.
My assignment is to get Kamala Harris and a Democratic Congress elected, but the buck does not stop there. We gotta get some things done. Buzz words – voting rights, gun control, women’s reproductive rights, police reform, environmental issues. My work is to help activists advocate for human rights and follow up with participation – attending city meetings, writing letters, posting, and doing what I can to take us to higher ground.
Once again, we are being thrown the ball to move forward, and I’m here to catch it.
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