Elders of the Stomach or Survival of the Fat Test

Elders of the Stomach cement the status quo by not spotlighting self liberation and inalienable justice themes. That lack, while ensuring personal benefit, foils inter-generational vision, a Sankofa ideal. Indigenous knowledge then suffers. What is self-liberation when pre-made boundaries for acceptability saturate most narrative? Cliches, “giving back”, “keep them off the streets”, “thank you for your service”, “celebrate”, stifle would-be imaginative and creative action. Elders of the stomach, however, continue to feed. Feed the children instead! “… move to the rhythmic drumbeat of the status quo? … or will we listen to the beat of a more distant drum…”—M.L.K.