Let me tell you a story. Picture this—January 30, 1956. Montgomery, Alabama. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s home gets bombed. Yes, bombed. We’re not talking about a bad Yelp review, y’all. A literal bomb. And inside? His wife, Coretta, their baby girl, and a neighbor. They were all just minding their business, probably sipping tea or trying to figure out what the heck to watch on TV in 1956. Boom. Porch gone. House shaken.
But here’s the part that gets me: Dr. King comes home to find his block looking like a barbecue gone wrong. The crowd outside? Heated. I’m talking heated! They were ready to throw hands, bricks, or whatever they could find. And you know what this man did? He told them to chill. Chill! After his house just got blown up.
He said, “We must meet hate with love.” Listen, I don’t know about y’all, but if someone bombed my house, I’m not responding with love. I’d be out there handing folks bricks myself. But that’s why he’s Dr. King, and the rest of us are just trying not to cuss out the barista when they forget our oat milk.
Fast forward to today, and guess what? They’re still bombing us. Not with TNT but with policy. They’re out here dismantling diversity, equity, and inclusion programs like they’re cleaning out their closet on New Year’s Day. You know those DEI initiatives that make sure folks who look like us, love like us, or believe like us actually get a seat at the table? Yeah, those. Gone.
And it’s not just the government. Oh no, corporations are in on it too. McDonald’s? Meta? Cutting back on DEI like it’s a subscription they forgot to cancel. It’s like, “We gave y’all the McRib and emojis. What else do you want?” Uh, how about fair treatment? Equal pay? Maybe just a workplace where “microaggressions” don’t feel like “macro” ones?
And let’s talk about this new gender rule. Apparently, it’s 2025, but someone thought it was cute to roll us back to the 1950s. Now the government’s out here saying there are only two genders—male and female—and if you don’t fit into one of those, well, tough luck. That’s like looking at a rainbow and saying, “Nope, I only see red and blue.” Come on now.
Here’s the kicker: all this is happening while they’re trying to act like it’s for the greater good. Meanwhile, folks are scared. Marginalized communities—Black folks, immigrants, LGBTQ+ folks—are out here looking over their shoulders like it’s Get Out Part 2. It’s like they’re saying, “We’re not gonna bomb your house this time; we’re just gonna make sure you can’t live in the neighborhood.”
But here’s what Dr. King taught us: they can bomb your house, they can take your programs, they can try to strip you of your rights, but they can’t break your spirit. They can’t. We’ve been through worse. And just like in 1956, we’re still standing.
So let’s remember this: when they come for us, we meet them with love, yeah, but also with resistance, resilience, and maybe just a little side-eye. Because history’s taught us that they can throw all the bombs they want, but in the end, we’re the ones who rebuild, stronger every time.
