Today I honor those pursuing the call of freedom…
Those in uniform who have raised their hands and committed to sacrificing their lives, if necessary, to uphold our country’s freedom from tyranny…
Those at the forefront of our internal struggle to realize our country’s commitment to freedom who have endured threats to their lives…
Those resisting the daily assault on the freedoms so concisely declared by our founders so many years ago…
”We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.”
And I pray that those who believe they are not impacted by oppression in this country, realize their beliefs do not mean they are not being impacted by oppression in this country…
That the privileged in this country are complicit in and culpable for the continuation of racist institutions that systemically oppress the less privileged…
That in order to maintain our individual freedoms, we are required to collectively recognize the humanity of each individual…
That until all of us are free, none of us are free…
Renita Alexander, Leadership Unlocked
*Interdependence Day coined by Reesheda Graham Washington