Alicia Garza

Alicia Garza Instagram – Yesterday marked one year since my dad died, a year since I began to learn how to live in the world without both of my parents. If we are lucky these are milestones we will reach — as sad as it is I remember that there are too many parents living in the world without their children. I’ve reached an age now where more and more of my loved ones are taking care of aging parents and caring for children, caught in the tightrope of both life and death, all at the same time. And when you add to this picture the dumpster fire that is the state of this country…well, you do the math. I cared for both of my parents before they died, and helped sweeten the path so they could die with dignity. Everyone deserves that. It’s helpful to remember that this — the ability to live and die with dignity, is the core, the totality of what we are fighting for. When you hear these people talkin about DEI, Ukraine, immigrants, trans people, all that — just replace the word they use with the word dignity and be clear that they don’t want you, me, or us to have it. A year later I am wiser, stronger, and finally becoming the adult my parents wanted me to be. My mom and dad raised me to be as audacious as these white men are, but on the side of being audacious enough to demand dignity for you, for me, for us. Head in the sky. Feet on the ground. Eyes on the prize. | Posted on 01/Mar/2025 23:27:43