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What does it mean?
Despite systemic oppression, Black communities endure and will reclaim what is owed to them.
In plain terms
Black people from tough areas survive and will return to claim what they are owed.
What can you take from it?
Resilience ensures survival and eventual justice.

Where it applies

  • social movements
  • personal struggle
  • community organizing

Putting it to work

  • motivation
  • advocacy
  • storytelling

Questions to consider

  • What does it mean to reclaim what is owed?
  • How does resilience manifest in your community?

Another view

It assumes collective agency which may not apply to individuals.

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