The brand new yr is meant to deliver new blessings, new vitality, and a contemporary begin. However for Black Individuals, 2025 is already sizing up to deliver the identical ‘ol issues from the yr earlier than.
Simply give it some thought. We’re solely three days into the brand new yr, and already the nation has been ravaged by a number of terrorist assaults, political upheaval, and steady types of violence.
And we all know that Black people get the brunt of all of it.
If that wasn’t sufficient, in only a couple weeks, President-elect Donald Trump is about to return to the Oval Workplace. And a second Trump time period is about to incorporate his plans of mass deportation, the horrifying Venture 2025 (which he unconvincingly denied affiliation with), and abolishing DEI tasks. Many Black Individuals are annoyed on the state of the nation. Many people are scared for the longer term. Some even assume it’ll all be downhill from right here.
So What Do We Do?
Crucial factor to recollect is that the Black neighborhood has survived any and all the pieces that’s been thrown our means. From slavery and Jim Crow to mass incarceration and a first Trump presidency, we’ve seen and skilled all of it. And regardless of the challenges, the Black neighborhood stays robust.
Black Individuals are resilient. It’s in our genetic make-up. So now, it’s time to buckle up for the rollercoaster that shall be 2025 and get to work. Sure, the USA has issues, however now’s once we combat to resolve them. Within the meantime, discover pleasure within the little issues, and help one another when you’ll be able to.
The neighborhood has 4 years to regroup and bounce again. Vice President Kamala Harris’ presidential marketing campaign was a begin, however she mentioned it greatest in her concession speech. “The combat for our freedom will take onerous work. However, like I all the time say, we like onerous work. Laborious work is sweet work. Laborious work could be joyful work. And the combat for our nation is all the time value it.”