Reflection: When Support Shows Up: Ben Crump, Taylor Townsend, and the Power of Solidarity
- Joycelyn Lewis
- 3 days ago
- 2 min read
“Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their labor: If either of them falls down, one can help the other up. But pity anyone who falls and has no one to help them up.” — Ecclesiastes 4:9–10 (NIV)
This week, I saw Attorney Ben Crump stand publicly with tennis player Taylor Townsend. Whether he represents her or is simply supporting her, the point is — he chose to support her. And that speaks volumes
As he wrote he called her the “underdog”: “When others tried to dim her light, she showed the world her power.”
Because sometimes support itself is a shield. It says: “Mess with her if you want to, but she’s not standing alone.”
Too often, Black women carry the weight of injustice in silence. We speak truth, and the system closes ranks. But when visible support shows up, the atmosphere shifts. It’s no longer her word against the world — it becomes a chorus of truth.
Taylor’s moment reminded me: justice isn’t always about representation. Sometimes it’s about recognition. About someone with a platform saying, “We see her. We stand with her.”
That kind of support changes everything.
Reflection Questions
1. Who in your life has stood with you when you needed it most?
2. How can you show visible support to someone who is carrying a heavy burden today?
3. What does it look like for powerful institutions to move beyond silence and into solidarity?
Related Reflections: These reflections are part of my ongoing journey to speak truth with faith and courage, even when it comes at great cost. I share them so that no woman's voice has to be silenced and so that justice and love can walk together.
