First, I want to acknowledge the pain and worry many of you are experiencing this week—about your rights, your livelihoods, your safety, your children and your nation. It is a difficult and uncertain time, and each of us owes ourselves, loved ones and colleagues kindness and grace.
The British government released this poster as Nazis threatened the United Kingdom in 1939. ” data-medium-file=”https://i0.wp.com/www.mississippifreepress.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/shopping.jpg?fit=228%2C300&ssl=1″ data-large-file=”https://i0.wp.com/www.mississippifreepress.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/shopping.jpg?fit=342%2C450&ssl=1″ src=”https://i0.wp.com/www.mississippifreepress.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/shopping.jpg?resize=342%2C450&ssl=1″ alt=”Keep calm and carry on graphic” class=”wp-image-49254″ srcset=”https://i0.wp.com/www.mississippifreepress.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/shopping.jpg?w=342&ssl=1 342w, https://i0.wp.com/www.mississippifreepress.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/shopping.jpg?resize=228%2C300&ssl=1 228w, https://i0.wp.com/www.mississippifreepress.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/shopping.jpg?w=370&ssl=1 370w, https://i0.wp.com/www.mississippifreepress.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/shopping.jpg?w=400&ssl=1 400w” sizes=”(max-width: 342px) 100vw, 342px”>The British government released this poster as Nazis threatened the United Kingdom in 1939.
The Mississippi Free Press newsroom has the 1939 British motivational phrase “Keep Calm and Carry On” on a purple poster in our newsroom, and I carry it on my keychain in red. Until now, the phrase for me has been a reminder, mostly, to breathe deeply when needed and then keep going on to the necessary work.
It’s a reminder that we can finish what we start, and we can work as dedicated teams in mutually supportive environments—a world we’ve built at the Free Press.
Today that phrase means more. The United Kingdom created the (imperfect) phrase when it was under grave threat from the Nazis, which would in fact come from beyond its shores and white cliffs in 1940. With my research and writing often centering on racism, bigotry and misogyny, such as in this ongoing series and a future book, God willing, I’ve often tried to imagine living under that kind of threat. It can be hard to comprehend trying to also carry on your daily lives and work despite dire fear and uncertainty, perhaps while you’re trying to see and find solutions to get beyond it.
A Headwind Change Headed Our Way
Nov. 6, 2024, is our day that will live in infamy in many ways. It’s the first day that we woke up realizing that a headwind change is headed our way with so many of our loved ones cast overnight into fear. I don’t have all the
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