A little personal news : For the first time in my life, I will be learning how to swim. Tomorrow is my first lesson. I’m nervous, y’all. There are a few reasons why.

2 years ago, I was brave enough to jump off a boat & into the Pacific Ocean during a friend’s destination wedding in Mexico. Even though I wore a life jacket, I held on to my friends the whole way to shore bc I was terrified. I didn’t know what to do. I’m tired of being terrified

Another reason is because it’s an important life skill. While of course I know Black people who know how to swim, decades of discrimination prevented Black people from having access to pools & lessons. There’s also intergenerational trauma. https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.elle.com/culture/amp32957355/black-people-will-swim-paulana-lamonier/