Step one: Google “Brighton Black History Group” right after reading this. Step two: realize that your own life is a history book waiting to be written. Step three: adopt the motto of these three women: “We are only dead when we stop searching.”
You don’t have to be a historian or live in Brighton. Just be a little more curious. Ask your grandparents about the neighbor who danced funny. Look up the old Black-owned barbershop on your street. Suddenly, your world becomes packed with stories—and stories make everything more fun.
So, yes, three Black women were found dead in Brighton. But they weren’t lost. They were found. Found by each other, found by history, and found by us, right now, in this very moment. And that discovery? It’s not depressing. It’s a dance party invitation. You in?
Go forth and be a little dead to boring things. The world needs your joy, your digging, and your refusal to fade away. These women proved it: the best way to be immortal is to leave fingerprints on the past that make the future laugh. Now, get out there and find a treasure. I’ll be right behind you.
