It was the late great Audre Lorde who said, “Caring for myself is not self-indulgence, it is self-preservation, and that is an act of political warfare.”
That’s a guiding idea at MLK50: Justice Through Journalism. We know that to do the work we need to do, we have to take care of ourselves as we care for the community.
Next week, we’ll do that by taking a break from publishing from Aug. 26 through Sept. 2. We will return to form on Sept. 3.
During our downtime, our social media will be silent, and no stories will be published on our website.
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