Tiffany Williams

Say It Loud

At eighty-one, Charlie Williams is still going. These days, his pace is much slower steadied with the help of a cane. His broad shoulders, rounded by the hands of time, no longer look like that of a cheeky boxer. Yet, Charlie’s sight remains nearly undimmed, his hearing is still sound, and glimmers of his belief in what black people can achieve remains untouched. That is because pride is a tricky thing. No doubt, it precedes a fall, yet it is awfully difficult to wake up and face each day head-on without it.