A Reminder

Author Zadie Smith observes that “progress is never permanent, will always be threatened, must be redoubled, restated, and reimagined if it is to survive.” Let it serve as a reminder for white allies that this movement does not stop when it no longer trends on social media, when the temporary profile photos age out, when the marches end. Let it show us how the statistics, the stories, and the understanding, that we have picked up during this time must continue to be carried. Seek rest before you think you need it and let go of your guilt for finding moments of laughter and community around something other than change, but don’t stop thinking through the lens of change ever again. Don’t tuck this moment into the pages of your calendar or bury it with new posts online. Keep it where you can: in the back of your mind, on the tip of your tongue, close to your heart. This is only our beginning.