Sites like this are often overshadowed by larger, more formal landmarks. However, smaller places, like Unita Blackwell's home, though, were arguably, more important.

We see screens glowing in every hand and assume it means everyone has every bit of information they could ever want at their fingertips. But connection isn’t necessarily access. And access isn’t necessarily power. Black girls are prolifically online but we’re rarely given what we need to reverse the digital illiteracy trend that can quietly lock away our futures.

If “this isn’t my fight” means refusing to pay attention or be informed, that’s dangerous. But if it means recognizing where your role is and is not, that’s different.