Keeping Hope Alive in Texas

”If you lose hope, somehow you lose the vitality that keeps life moving, you lose that courage to be, that quality that helps you to go on in spite of all. And so today I still have a dream.”

— Martin Luther King, Jr.

Deep in the heart of Texas – somewhere between the starry desert nights of El Paso and the blooming sage of Beaumont – is the steady beat of profound contradictions…

(https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/voices/2022/02/08/texas-politics-republican-democrat/6591739001/?gnt-cfr=1)

We read the above article today, in the midst of more media on the execution of Amir Locke, continuing racism, paradox, polarity, corruption…

and yet, parts of the opinion piece returned the feeling of hope. Which as Dr. King has stated, is necessary to keep life moving, to keep courage flowing, to keep the dream alive.

We also read how a young Black girl who was initially disqualified from a swim meet for wearing a suit with Black Lives Matter on it, was actually brought back on and the person who disqualified her banned.

Reparations are being paid to football players in Chelsea for the racism they have endured…

and yes, slowly but surely, amidst abortion bans and red voting lines, even Texas has flickers of hope.

In the young Black and Brown activists and politicians.

In the allies who are actually willing to stand up, speak up and change.

Most days, hope is fleeting.

Some, it is non-existent.

But it is important to look for the hopeful news, the moments of justice and potential.

Our dream of justice in Dallas is alive.

and we will be sharing more soon.