This past weekend when I was visiting the memorial for Alex Pretti, and on my way to pick up some food from Phở 79/Caravelle, I ran into the Hernandez family who had setup a table and was giving away hot chocolate to community members out there visiting the memorial and being in community.
While I realized I left without actually getting any hot chocolate (arrrgh....), I was able meet them, thank them, and get a couple of impromptu pictures. To be out there, doing that, like we've seen other people from Brown and Black communities doing--when you see that, just make sure you understand what's at stake for everyone to be out there in community too, even just from a mindset perspective. You have to calculate where you think ICE will be. What you might be getting into, even if it's looking safe at the moment, simply because we look the way we do.
So to be there, in community--and giving away free warm goodness? Thank you and I hope to get a cup next time :)