I am a woman whose heart seeks justice, equality, and dignity for every human being. But over the past few months, I have felt my voice go silent as I became paralyzed by the continued acts of violence and discrimination enacted against my African American friends,
“You got a dream… You gotta protect it. People can’t do somethin’ themselves, they wanna tell you you can’t do it. If you want somethin’, go get it. Period” (Muccino, 2006).
In the movie, Pursuit of Happyness, Christopher Gardner (played by actor Will Smith) had a dream.