In preparation for my participation in the April 5 protest on Martha’s Vineyard, I pondered what kind of poster I should carry.
Spring of 2024 / Dressed up for Easter / With nature’s rebirth / A calm before the storm / In an election year / Like none other.
Driving while Black/Shopping while Black/Realities of being Black.
An elephant in the classroom / Unheard voices from slavery / So essential to understanding / How past is prelude / To inequities we now see.
Aboard the ferry in a winter of advancing age.
Doors open wide / To horizon’s illusions / Of noble ideals / “Independence,” equality,” / “Freedom,” and “justice”