@artkincell @RickSmithShow Wow, Robin was a badass. š„°š¤© Just thinking of yāall as middle school kids taking on such a huge responsibility and struggle, it says so much about the sociopolitical climate that kids so young felt the need to join the ranks. Yāall helped pave a way for the next generation.
@artkincell @RickSmithShow It also makes me think about how the Rodney King beating/riots happened when I was in middle school. I honestly donāt recall us feeling like we had to join the protest movement as kids, we knew it was awful but we also still had confidence in grown-ups. Todayās kids are yāall. š¢
@artkincell @RickSmithShow This is also why Gen X/Oregon Trail folk are mad as hell right now, we grew up benefiting from the slow progress of the civil rights movement. We benefited from our parentsā resistance & activism but now our kids already have a harder childhood than we did as latch key kids. š„“š¤¬
