"Let that grief radicalize you!"

Elle Lewis on the power of anger and grief in fighting injustice.

This speech was given at a February 17th rally in front of Athens City Hall by Athens Against Apartheid organizer Elle Lewis. It has been edited for clarity.

“I come to you today as I truly am: a heartbroken woman.

Because of this, I could only create and write about grief.

One of my favorite authors, Audre Lorde, has an essay called ‘The…