Toyin

Some words are written as offerings — as acts of grief, love, and refusal to forget. Toyin is a spell by adrienne maree brown, written in honor of Oluwatoyin Salau, a young Black activist and survivor whose life was taken far too soon. Part mourning, part prayer, part protest, this piece is a reminder that our movements are made of real people — and that holding their names, their stories, and their humanity is itself a radical act. Read it slowly. Let it land.