This Movement Will Take You So High and So Low

Abstract

I address this letter to myself on November 25, 2014, the day after the non-indictment of Michael Brown’s murderer, when a resounding silence in my college physics class sparked a fire in me and a journey of awakening and action. Somewhere between a love letter and a condolence, a reassurance and a forewarning, these words serve to soften my stumble towards empowerment and insight as I grow as a young organizer in the Black Lives Matter movement.

Keywords:

• Black Lives Matter,
• abolition,
• community organizing,
• empowerment,
• youth,
• queer identities