Since I was a kid, I was obsessed with heroes. X-Men. Static Shock. Naruto. You name it.
These were people who chose to devote their lives to making the world better using whatever powers or skills they had. Kids grow up with an instinct to help, to make people smile, to care for others. These were the stories I got lost in, the stories I bonded over, the stories I imagined for myself.
As I traded my comic books for textbooks, those heroes became tangible and free. No longer confined to my imaginary world, these heroes were real. They were problem-solvers, community builders, movement leaders. I didn’t have superpowers, but historical heroes fighting for liberation showed me that I could still make a difference.




