The economy is doing what it always does—shifting, shaking, and making life harder for folks already struggling. If you’ve been feeling like your paycheck isn’t stretching as far as it used to, you’re not alone. The cost of everything—from rent to groceries to gas—is rising, and that’s inflation at work. When the economy slows down too much, businesses stop hiring, people lose jobs, and that’s what we call a recession. If things get real bad, worse than the Great Recession of 2008, we could be looking at something even more devastating—another Great Depression. And let’s be clear: when America catches a cold, Black folks catch pneumonia. And for Black LGBTQ+ folks? The risks are even greater.

 Your boy went to the Deeper than Visibility Summit in Atlanta earlier this week for Trans Day Of Visibility.  It was a beautiful space, but that feels like an understatement.  With the Summit being held at Atlanta City Hall, it was really dope to see the city acknowledging and supporting the community. The community that I live in, in North Carolina, that just isn't a thing. It’s funny how you forget or don't even think about what is possible in a community when where you live doesn't have that type of access or support. It saddens me and motivates me all at the same time.