Power to the People: A Season of Pause and Power
Power to the people. Power to the people. Power to the people. And forever the people will have the power. Repeat that mantra twice.
What emotions, colors, aromas, imagery, and sensations rise up for you?
For me: heat. Fire. Red. A warrior walking steadily through flames. Then, indigo. A cooling wave of calm authority. Empowerment settling into the bones. The grounding coolness of black volcanic sand at Playa Negra beneath bare feet. I can feel the spirits of my outspoken, zero-bullshit-tolerating, fuck-social-norms grandparents—Grandfather George Duncan and Grandmother Dorothy Blowe—standing firmly behind me, reminding me who I am and what I carry.
For centuries, Black people, the African Diasporas, and brown people have been pitted against one another—an ongoing global propaganda campaign designed to corrupt minds and influence the people to remain small, obedient, and locked in cyclical chaos. Yet the beautiful truth about being Black—beyond the way we age, our deep wisdom of land, water, and space, and our continually forgiving spirit—is our resilience. Regardless of circumstance, we rebuild our infrastructures even when they are purposefully destroyed. We spread joy and deep agape love. We constantly save ourselves. And we redirect our energy toward resting, nourishing ourselves, and uncovering more joy in our lives.
The Black Panther Party demonstrated what collective power, self-determination, and community care look like in action—from free breakfast programs and health clinics to political education and grassroots organizing. Their work reminds us that empowerment is not abstract; it is practiced daily through service, protection, education, and unity.
As I continue moving into my season of pauses, I leave you with this beautiful short film, “Those Who Chose The Sea.”
Be well, until we meet again.. Tiana M. Duncan
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