This is an audio reading of And Water Is Still Wet, the first essay in a Black History Month series exploring resistance, memory, and the patterns that govern power.
In this piece, I reflect on:
resistance as continuity rather than spectacle
the difference between reform and reluctant concession
how systems respond when silence fails
what it means to refuse martyrdom while remaining present
This essay situates the present moment within a longer historical pattern and asks what endurance actually costs — and who is expected to pay it.
🎧 Listening note: This piece is meant to be heard slowly. Pauses are intentional.
About the series
This essay opens a four-part Black History Month series, with weekly major entries and midweek reflections released throughout February.
Access notes
The written version is available to all subscribers.
Audio is shared first with paid subscribers, then opened to everyone later in the week.
This piece references historical state violence and incarceration.
