Tomorrow presents this year’s shortest period of daylight. Bit by bit, each day the light will last longer. Fortunately, sometimes we can stare directly at headlights on high beam, warmed by their glow. High-beamers Ruby Freeman and her daughter Shaye Moss brighten the darkness. These Georgia election workers exemplify the best of this country.
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When Lucille Clifton asks, “won’t you celebrate with me,” we answer yes. What does this Black woman decide when she finds no model for how to create her life? “what did i see but to be myself?” she responds. The poet fastens her hands and makes her life of “starshine and clay.” What does a boy from the staunchly-segregated south long to do before he dies? Jimmy Carter casts his ballot for Kamala Harris. Won’t you celebrate the 39th president with me?