By Malaika Jabali ·Updated February 28, 2022 Photo Credit: ESSENCE
“Local work is what moves us forward,” organizer Jae Sheppard of Action St. Louis shared with ESSENCE.
Jae and other organizers affiliated with the Movement For Black Lives spoke on an ESSENCE panel about Black Futures Month and their local organizing, crucial work that supports Black communities in light of the slow pace of federal change.
“The legislative process is slow.
