Celebrating Black History

An Act of Defiance

‘Tine Zekis
5 min readJan 31

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As the beginning of Black History Month approaches, my heart is heavy.

Even as another one of our sons was brutally taken from us by the police, elected officials are working tirelessly to erase Black history from our schools—the very history which explains how the police system is working exactly as designed.

But I want to go into February with hope. We are not helpless. Dear reader, you are not helpless.

“The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don’t…

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‘Tine Zekis

Christine (‘Tine) Zekis is a keynote speaker, software engineer, and Imposter Syndrome coach. She champions diversity, equity, and belonging in tech.