The Revolution Will Not Be Emailed!

If I get another Corretta Scott King email - I will scream. It's as if people believe sending the email means they're conscious and connected to what she stood for. It's extremely troubling when some of the same people forwarding the emails are complacent when its time to take a stand for social justice, especially black gay social justice.

I ask, "What did you do to honor her legacy while she was alive?" "And what will you do now that there's a huge void in the movement?" "Did you vote in the last election?" "Have you visited The King Center or even better, facilitated a young person going?" "...spent time with a young person to ensure that they understand the movement?" "When was the last time you made a difference in someone's life? ...helped to facilitate a space of freedom in someone's life?" "What legacy will you leave when you die?"

As you send your next email participating in the talk of social justice and the legacy of Mrs. Coretta King, honor her with your actions of participation. Let's not have to have another one of our few activist leaders taken from us in order to be reminded that there's so much more work to do. And sending tons of emails with soupy but shallow words is not the work.