Part 3: The Health of our Protest, will explore Black Fatigue and the Black Lives Matter Movement through select performances.

Yalie Saweda Kamara will bring us excerpts of her manuscript Besaydoo. A collection of poems that examine care and what happens during its presence and during its absence.

Ashley Winkfield will help Elevate frame the discussion around Black Fatigue through the perspectives of various characters involved in protests.

Marcus John will be presenting his poem Insomnia, 4:18am centered on the struggles of a Black man trying to sleep in a world of chaos, "from COVID to Kobe" and the literal fight to cope.

Racism is a public health crisis. Though continuous in our history, this public health crisis was made acutely apparent in 2020 by the killings of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, and others. Elevate exists to spotlight the stories and experiences of people through the lens of public health. We will pair theatrical storytelling with a panel of health and wellness experts to help our audience further explore Black fatigue and provide actionable steps towards Black Resilience post-performance.