One particular exhibit, best described by the New York Times, featured “statues of chained men, women and children stick hauntingly out of sand as simulated waves crash overhead, a symbol to the estimated 2 million people for whom the slave trade ended in a watery grave in the Atlantic Ocean.”

“I’ve had three open heart surgeries,” I say to a room full of small shocked faces. Their mouths agape as some level of interest and respect flashes across their traditionally glazed eyes.

It is crucial to highlight that we need to stop expecting our favorite celebrities to be our social justice warriors who save the world.