It's really upsetting to realize that the people we organize won't be able to watch the discussion and see somebody who resembles them. The Cory Booker narrative resonates differently with the people we deal with because they know what it's like to have lived those situations. They can connect with his message of unity, inclusion, and opportunity for all. We can connect with his message because we've been there. We saw people like us get shut out of the political process and feel like we had no way to fix it. So we decided to try. We organized a campaign to get more Black people involved in politics, and now we have a senator who knows how important it is that we take action against systemic racism. Resonate means to make sense or feel strong emotions about. When something resonates, you understand or feel something deep inside yourself when you hear or read it. It makes you think about your own life and what matters most to you. This book will probably resonate with many readers because so many people want simple answers to complex problems. But sometimes you have to look beyond the surface issues to find the real reasons why things happen. The term "narrative" is used to describe a collection of events or facts connected together to explain what happened or why something exists. A story is just such a narrative—a chain of events that explains what has happened or why something exists. Stories are everywhere around us.