Louisville Broke Me

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And I refuse to recover

The Lousiville protests finally broke free the last part of me that has been waiting to move forward in solidarity with the rest of my heart. I have been shedding my skin for the past 1.5 years, and I feel as if I finally hit the point of no return. I have left so many people behind. I have outgrown that which defined me for the majority of my life. It’s been heartwrenching, but necessary.

I am not sure exactly the moment that this all came to fruition, but I think it was the full experience in and of itself. Seeing an American city turned into a warzone changed much of my perspective. Hearing that cops had orders that allowed them to “shoot protestors on sight” if they left the church providing safe shelter was something I am still processing. Seeing white men with guns ready to kill those of us standing up for Black Lives and against police violence is something that will never leave my memories. Finding a way to escape police and the National Guard that had an entire city block surrounded gave me a new understanding of what it means to survive. Tasking myself with keeping my friends safe in the midst of chaos is something that took on new meaning.

One of my friends was assaulted by the police, arrested, and thrown in jail, but I watched her come out the next day to protest. I chose to stand by her side regardless of what happened that next day. If her, or anyone else in our group, was getting arrested, then so was I. I locked myself into the cause the minute I set foot in Injustice Square and told myself that I would never back down regardless of how intense things got.

This played out during one night, where we showed up to stand with the Louisville community. Before our group could even get passed the National Guard armored vehicles, cement barricades, and plow trucks that blocked off the main roads, we were approached by a group of protestors. They asked if our group wanted shields, so naturally, we said yes. We followed them back to their truck and proceeded to take shields crudely fashioned out of plywood and cheap handles. We then made our way back to Injustice Square.

The air was tense, and there was a sense of urgency that exponentially increased as we…

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