Your voice is your weapon.

And if you are silent, then you're giving away your power.

So understanding that I think is really crucial and understanding that this democracy that was so fought for,

this democracy that we did inherit from these young people who fought for us, it's extremely precious.

And it takes all of us right now to protect it.

It's hard, but we have to do the hard work.

I'm Kimberly Atkins Store and welcome to Justice by Design because we know justice doesn't happen on its own.

It happens through the efforts of real people doing real work to bring about real solutions.

So I have to be honest with you all today.

I am coming into this episode with a specific type of energy because we are recording this

right on the heels of the news that a Georgia appellate court has disqualified Fulton County

district attorney Fannie Willis, as well as her entire office from the election interference

case against President-elect Donald Trump and the other defendants in that case. Those of you who

listen to hashtag sisters-in-law know well my position on this case.

I see this as a clear example of an obstacle, many obstacles, that people, particularly

black women who are trying to defend democracy and uphold the rule of law face. They face obstacles at

every turn. And I consider this a travesty. And I'm actually enraged by it. So if you hear something

different in my voice for this podcast, that's where it's coming from. But I am very glad to be

joined today in this discussion about resistance. That's what we're

talking about today. And I'm just thrilled to be joined by Rita O'Moka, who is a journalist and an author,

the author of a great book called How a Century of Young Black Activists Shape America, something that I highly recommend.

I'm about halfway through it so far. But Rita, thank you so much for joining me on Justice

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