The other day a man said to me, almost casually, “Jasmine Crockett just doesn’t know when to speak or when to shut up" I let that sit with me for a moment. Because what he really meant was something different. What he meant was that she speaks when people would prefer she didn’t. There is a quiet expectation placed on Black women in this country. Speak up when injustice appears. Show up when democracy is threatened. Carry the message. Carry the movement. Carry the pain. But d