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1/ Two years ago from this moment I was blind tired. I had been awake for probably 50 hours by that point.
But I was exhilarated.
Today we were going to elect @HillaryClinton.
I was walking through downtown Chicago and asking my fellow Chicagoans to vote.
#BlackTuesday
But I was exhilarated.
Today we were going to elect @HillaryClinton.
I was walking through downtown Chicago and asking my fellow Chicagoans to vote.
#BlackTuesday
2/ I remember taking some time near the Art Institute and sitting down for a moment to think about the previous eighteen months.
So much had happened, and while there were so many moments to hold on to and treasure, most of it had been awful.
God fucking awful.
So much had happened, and while there were so many moments to hold on to and treasure, most of it had been awful.
God fucking awful.
3/ My mom had died only three months before and I was still turning into a puddle at the mere thought of her.
She'd come to love the campaign as much me and wanted to vote for Clinton so badly
The last real thing she said to me:
"I'm not going to get to vote for our girl."
She'd come to love the campaign as much me and wanted to vote for Clinton so badly
The last real thing she said to me:
"I'm not going to get to vote for our girl."
There is a reason that so many Americans felt that something was wrong on #BlackTuesday.
A reason for that sense that we had not, or at least could not have, made that decision.
Because,
What happened was UnAmerican.
What happened was impossible.
What happened was wrong.
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A reason for that sense that we had not, or at least could not have, made that decision.
Because,
What happened was UnAmerican.
What happened was impossible.
What happened was wrong.
1/
There was nothing in any of the numbers that indicated it would or could happen.
Nothing.
In those last days Clinton's crowds were increasingly larger and more energetic.
The Obama's stood and asked a receptive, grateful America to place their faith in her.
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Nothing.
In those last days Clinton's crowds were increasingly larger and more energetic.
The Obama's stood and asked a receptive, grateful America to place their faith in her.
2/
Black folks stood up to the bullying efforts of their own State and Local governments and refused to be turned away. They endured hours when it took whites in neighboring districts minutes.
They stayed in line.
Black women sang,
"And I shall not be moved..."
3/
They stayed in line.
Black women sang,
"And I shall not be moved..."
3/
1/ One year ago from this moment it was becoming clear that the world was about to unravel, that reality had somehow shifted.
People have joked since that it felt as though we had been pushed into another reality's timeline.
I sympathize with such thoughts.
#BlackTuesday
People have joked since that it felt as though we had been pushed into another reality's timeline.
I sympathize with such thoughts.
#BlackTuesday
2/ Because it's felt like opposite day everyday since.
It becomes even more stark when you actually say any of it out loud.
It's not even just that it feels wrong, but it looks and sounds wrong too.
All of it.
It becomes even more stark when you actually say any of it out loud.
It's not even just that it feels wrong, but it looks and sounds wrong too.
All of it.
3/ What I remember most is a feeling of stupidity that was overwhelming.
All Tuesday there were news reports of long lines of people, mostly white, who were waiting hours to vote.
It was not within the realms of my imagination to assume that they would wait to vote for him.
All Tuesday there were news reports of long lines of people, mostly white, who were waiting hours to vote.
It was not within the realms of my imagination to assume that they would wait to vote for him.
