Gene Bouchelion

Gene is a compassionate and talented woman who is endlessly creative and fun. She is bold, driven, and authentic. She stands up for what she believes in and uses her voice and her artistic talent to create some beautiful things.

Remembering to breathe has been something I constantly need to keep reminding myself to do in this extremely frustrating and devastating time when my country, it’s leaders, and it’s justice & police systems fail time and time again to acknowledge the issues stemming from systemic racism, prejudice, and ignorance, plaguing their own inner-structures. The problems currently coming to light about police brutality and the blatant ignorance and racism toward black people in America have been problems for a long time and will continue to be problems if we don’t do something now to fight for change. This has been a time of immense pain for me and for all black men, women, and children to see the violence and discrimination acted out against them by the police, the justice system, and peers with no repercussions or accountability. Fighting for this to finally change is a long and difficult road, but it is one that can be fought through recognizing and seeing these issues without sugar coating them, having open and difficult conversations with friends and family about those issues, and doing what you can to give your money to organizations and business working towards change.

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