There are moments in our community when grief does more than break our hearts — it sounds an alarm. The recent deaths of Juliana Nzita and Kayla Huff are two such moments. Two young Black women, gone far too soon, under circumstances that demand not only mourning, but vigilance. Their stories are different, yet the ache they leave behind is painfully familiar. And for Black people — especially Black women and girls — their deaths remind us of a truth we know too well: when harm finds us, it is often dismissed, minimized, or explained away before it is ever fully understood. Juliana Nzita’s passing, marked by unanswered questions and a timeline that never quite settled into clarity, reflects a pattern we’ve seen before. When Black women go missing, when their safety is compromised, when their lives are endangered, the urgency we deserve is rarely the urgency we receive. The gaps in communication, the inconsistencies, the sense that something is off — these are not just details. They a...