One of the most memorable events was the Concert of Colors event at the Arab American Museum. The whole night was bittersweet – it began on a sober note with a forum and the #SayHerName piece by Abby Dobson. People began trickling out halfway through the event. I wasn’t sure if it was just my hyper-sensitivity kicking in, but the air began to feel like water you were drowning in, and try as I might, I couldn’t break through the surface of helplessness and hopelessness that comes after being barraged by painful reminders of just how alive injustice still is in this world.<\/p>\n
But then the music group Las Cafeteras took the stage for the closing, and they performed loud and colorful songs that painted images of a ‘soon’, of a ‘someday’. The entire crowd, what was left of it, got to their feet and danced. I stood in the back doing my little own cha-cha two-step and watched Tawana Petty wave her arms in the air, arms that were crossed in dissension during the forum. I saw Naim, Elsa’s supervisor dance with a little old lady right in front of the stage. The only word to describe the emotion of that moment was triumphant.<\/p>\n
I’m grasping for the right words right now to properly articulate my thoughts, and I can’t find any, so I’m going to just end this post right here.<\/p>\n
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