Malkia Devich-Cyril is an award-winning activist, writer and public speaker on issues of digital rights, narrative power, Black liberation and collective grief, as well as the founding and former executive director of MediaJustice, a national hub boldly advancing racial justice, rights and dignity in a digital age. Malkia now serves as the organization’s senior fellow, with a focus on grief in a digital age.
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Culture
Grief Belongs in Social Movements. Can We Embrace It?
A Black activist reflects on intergenerational trauma, community, and coming to terms with death in movement building.
Malkia Devich-Cyril