Chicago magazine

Hebru Brantley

▪ I didn’t watch a lot of the protest coverage. What’s happening isn’t a wake-up call for me like it is for people who’ve been intentionally or unintentionally ignorant. But it made me look at the things I was creating and rework a few ideas. And it took away a tremendous amount of fear I’d had for so long without realizing, and I honestly don’t know if I’ve totally been doing that. So I want to lean in and engage in some heavier conversation, but still with humanity and humor.

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