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ALT In his famous speech in 1852, What, to the Slave, is the Fourth of July? Frederick Douglass called the audience to reflect on freedom and who has access to freedom. He states, “Your high independence only reveals the immeasurable distance between us. The blessings in which you, this day, rejoice, are not enjoyed in common. The rich inheritance of justice, liberty, prosperity and independence, bequeathed by your fathers, is shared by you, not by me.” His words ring true today, especially in light of the recent Supreme Court decision that proclaimed colorblindness in a country still rife with racial injustice. Imagine a world where “blessings” are enjoyed by all, not some. At @Liberated_sel, we will continue cultivating a community where we believe in the genius and gifts of all people, particularly Black, Indigenous, and other people of color-- a world where our stories, as BIPOC, are not pitted against each other and serve to perpetuate anti-Blackness.




















