F.E.A.R: FACE EVERYTHING AND RUN, FACE EVERYTHING AND RISE

After viewing the docuseries on the 1619 project at Wakanda Wellness Week, I'd like to share my thoughts on the chapter on FEAR. After viewing this chapter and seeing the previous chapter on capitalism, I began to reflect on the things that I feared; I reflected on the times I would visit my family in Ruville, Mississippi, in the summer, and I could remember my cousins and aunt waking up early to pick cotton for a few hours to have money for the day. They would come back exhausted but happy they could purchase whatever they needed. They no longer saw this as slavery but a real hustle; I, on the other hand, had only heard of picking cotton in class as a form of slavery, so I asked questions. For example, I asked my aunt Boonie if she got beat or had a master. She would jump up and chase me around the house, cursing; she was going to show me exactly what a beating was, and my other family members would laugh, and what seemed like a fun family moment to me after seeing the chapter on fear unfold how slavery and ownership of black bodies are still prevalent today, being overworked and underpaid, and not being able to provide a better quality of life for our families is proof that inequitable systems are still in play. I would encourage everyone to view the 1619 project docuseries and discuss race, fear, and capitalism. 

Written by Chad Carroll