Say Something Real

By Michelle Bryant

Michelle Bryant

For nearly 20 years, I’ve made an annual summer trek to Martha’s Vineyard. Missing two years for work on political campaigns, it was great to return this year. I am often teased about the perceived “snooty” or bourgeois nature of vacationing on this island, located in Massachusetts, roughly 7 miles off the coast of Cape Cod. However, five minutes on the ferry to Oak Bluffs, I am quickly reminded why this sojourn is so important to me. It represents nourishment, education, strategy, and camaraderie, particularly in this current political season.

I feel a unique thrill—a sense of coming home to a sanctuary built by generations who looked like me, dreamed like me, and dared to create a space for Black excellence. This place represents

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