By Loni Speaks There was a time when courage wasn’t optional. When the world watched injustice unfold and ordinary people stood up, not because it was safe, but because it was right. Our parents and grandparents understood that silence in the face of injustice was complicity. They marched against the Vietnam War when young men were being sent to die for lies. They faced dogs, batons, and tear gas in the Civil Rights Movement because dignity demanded it. They locked arms and
