07/04/2024
Normally, I do not voice many political opinions here, but this is important to me and as it is a day of "independence," I feel this is important to share.
Today I do not celebrate July 4th. It has never been a holiday I really care for and to be honest, living in Taiwan, I forget a lot about it.
Haley Helps is an advocate, ally, and a service provider that is inclusive and supports minorities. Fourth of July is supposed to be about freedom, but looking around...đź‘€
I don't see anything free worth celebrating.
Minorities, women, and really anything/anyone that doesn't align with the white right are still being targeted left and right. That includes groups I identify with. We are coming up with a major political choice for the US and I don't see any reason we should take today and celebrate. There needs to be more education and discussion around what to do in November.
Today, while you are lounging by the pool and enjoying your supposed "freedoms," try supporting a minority-owned business, sharing them on social media, reading books, and learning about all histories, including Black and Native American history.
I will leave you with this quote from Ibram X. Kendi “We should be celebrating our disobedience, turbulence, insolence, and discontent about inequities and injustices in all forms.” His point is that freedom is a work in progress for many groups of people, and today is no different.