Quote:Over the past few months, millions of people across the country have poured into the streets to protest the Trump administration, thanks to the organizing efforts of groups like Hands Off and 50501. Sometimes they focus on specific government policies targeting immigrants, tariffs, trans people, and DOGE cuts, but they’re broadly all pro-democracy demonstrations that started with the “People’s March” before Trump’s second inauguration in January.

In previous years, I would have been right there with them, but not this time around. Instead, I smile and wave at the protesters, sometimes raising a fist in solidarity, then I carry on with my day. When I read about them—or the administration’s plummeting approval ratings—I feel strangely unmoved.

Quote:The 92 Percent Movement is about Black women taking time for ourselves even during this political crisis, or maybe especially during it. Some have wondered why more Black people aren’t showing at this iteration of anti-Trump rallies. Well, we’re taking a breather, or maybe we’re just sitting this one out altogether. It seems like an inopportune time to be a political wallflower, but it’s not so easy to bounce back from what happened on Nov. 5. We’ve turned inward, drawing support from other Black women, reminding each other of our worth and protecting our mental health. It’s still true what Malcolm X said about Black women being the most disrespected and unprotected in America, so we look out for each other. That’s what Michelle Obama did when she decided to skip Trump’s inauguration and even Jimmy Carter’s funeral, where she would have been seated next to Trump. Nope, not doing it this time.