This month, as we celebrate Juneteenth and Pride, it's worth remembering the power of a collective saying 'no.'
Refusal is a powerful political act. Acting in defense of themselves, Black people and Black women in particular have consistently refused the terms of oppression, discrimination and dehumanization. Refusal is a forceful no, packed full of energy and meaning. “We refuse” is similar to Black colloquialisms such as “nah,” “nope,” “not today, Satan” or my personal favorite: “Oh helllllllll no.” Resistance is how one responds to white supremacy; refusal is why.
Refusal requires activism through traditional or creative methods, the kinds acknowledged and celebrated by LGBTQ+ communities in June, the month of Pride, and by Black Americans on Juneteenth, to champion freedom for everyone. Such activism has created countless programs that fed, educated, healed and cared for Black communities. Many pivotal steps to end slavery were acts of refusal: The Underground Railroad was created because abolitionists refused to be complicit in oppression and abuse.
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