New on TikTok: Title: The Work of FreedomSubtitle: What Lions Know VISUAL DESCRIPTION: Elder James — an African American man in his early 70s. Close-cropped silver hair, deep lines around his eyes that speak of decades lived. His hands rest on a worn copy of The Philosophy and Opinions. He sits at a wooden desk in a small study lined with books. Evening. A single desk lamp pools warm light across his face and hands. The window behind him shows dusk settling over row houses. The room feels lived-in, earned. Medium shot facing camera. The camera holds steady, intimate, close, unflinching. Warm tungsten glow. Shadows carve his face. The book’s pages catch gold. DIALOGUE: Interviewer off-camera, voice low: “Elder, what’s the biggest thing people are afraid of?” Elder James looks up directly at camera: “A lion does not lose sleep over the opinion of sheep. People are afraid of what others think. That’s their prison.” AUDIO: Quiet hum of a city at rest. Distant car passing. The creak of an old wooden chair. Low upright bass, sparse and deliberate. Brushed snare like a heartbeat slowing down. MOOD: Sober. Unflinching. The weight of truth spoken without apology.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ #TheWorkOfFreedom #TheGarveyClassroom

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