beallright:

“I saw these actors and actresses and people in the business kind expressing what they went through. I think it was kind of a cathartic experience for a lot of people to not feel afraid anymore, to start talking about the trauma that they’ve experienced. That’s something I find very interesting that we, as Black people, are finally finding the courage and the strength to speak out without fear of being fired, or whatever the previous punishment we imagined in our head would be. I think that’s a really good space for us to be in, to feel encouraged to speak about ourselves so that things can actually change.” 

CANDICE PATTON for TEEN VOGUE