Visual Metaphor of Exhaustion + Protest Legacy Let’s do this for real deep, full-bodied, straight from the soul. We’re talking truth: why “No Kings” sounds good out loud, but for Black folks, it ain’t always enough to pull us out the house and back into the street. Let’s be clear: Black people ain’t scared of the streets. We built the blueprint for protest. If anyone knows about risk, power, and transformation, it’s us. But lately, these movements “No Kings” and all the rest

The workforce in 2025 isn’t broken by accident — it’s being dismantled by design. From the first day back in office, the Trump administration moved to erase federal diversity, equity, and inclusion programs, slash worker protections, and strip away policies that helped working people survive the pandemic years (Executive Order 14151, White House, Jan 20, 2025).