From "The World Is in Crisis and We're All Grieving," posted on Refinery29:

"I think they recognize that our grief holds power...because when we're numb, we're less connected to our desires and are less able to move towards them collectively. So when we think of it in a social justice context, the fact that racialized communities and those in racial justice movements more specifically, experience so much grief but are denied opportunities to process, it suddenly feels like a political tactic."

More at https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2024/09/11775844/collective-grief-world-crisis-finding-community

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