Luis Rodriguez is a prepper, author, martial artist, husband and father. Based in Charlotte, NC, he works as a community organizer specializing in environmental justice. In his spare time, Luis runs Prepper Pig, LLC, helping BIPOC and vulnerable communities prepare for, and overcome, disaster.
As someone who prepares for emergency situations, I already had the supplies and ammunition. What I wasn't prepared for, however, was the existential question of who I was.
I don’t harbor fantasies of being free myself. A free world for Black people must be created from scratch and, even in a best-case scenario, there will be no place for me once that bitter and bloody work is done.
