Queen Sugar “To Usward”
Trevor: “Didn’t think I’d be here today. But then I never thought I’d end up in Orleans Parish Prison either. I went in for a misdemeanor charge. Didn’t have the $800 to post bail, so that’s why I stayed. Long enough to lose my job. My lady and my baby boy got put out of our apartment. Like I said…didn’t think I’d be here today. But when I saw Nova Bordelon this morning over at the Barber Shop something put it in my heart to come and tell my story, to let people know this bail fund is important, and that we have a voice and we should speak up. And I guess just…that’s why I’m here today.”
Nova: “Thank you, Trevor. That’s why we’re here. We’re here for those whose voices cannot be heard tonight. Men and women locked up for no other reason than because they’re poor and black. These brothers and sisters find themselves caught up in a system meant to destroy them, falling into an abyss that has swallowed up too many of our people for too long. These police officers, they’re trying to intimidate us. They want us to fear them, but we’re not afraid. They want us to fade away, but we won’t. They want to erase our humanity…to act as if we don’t exist…but these black bodies are real. Precious. We cannot allow black bodies to simply be disposed of like trash.”
