Because the machine will try to grind you into dust anyway, whether or not we speak.
I am on the cusp of change and the curve is shifting fast.
When we create out of our experiences, as feminists of color, women of color, we have to develop those structures that will present and circulate our culture.
Who I am is what fulfills me and fulfills the vision I have of the world.
The more I use my strength in the service of my vision the less I am afraid.
So it is better to speak, remembering we were never meant to survive.