Kimberly Bridson is a Los Angeles-based freelance writer whose essays have appeared in the New York Times, LA Times, Vogue, Slate and other publications.
Sheryl Crow, Brittany Howard, St. Vincent, Taylor Goldsmith and Griffin Goldsmith of Dawes, Brad Paisley and John Legend perform onstage at the 67th annual Grammy Awards in a tribute to the spirit of LA after the wildfires that ravaged the city early this year.When the Grammys announced its decision to not postpone Sunday’s ceremony after the devastating wildfires that seized Los Angeles , my nose crinkled in disgust. Lives were lost. Entire communities leveled. Thousands remained displaced.
Volunteering and donating eased the overwhelming helplessness that shaped my days since the fires. Still, I struggled with feeling that my sadness was selfish and unwarranted. I still had a warm home to rest my body; my daughter had a school to learn and thrive. What right did I have to hang my head alongside others who had lost absolutely everything?
Hope shimmered on the faces of the children in the choirs of Pasadena Waldorf School and the Palisades Charter High School, who sang alongside Stevie Wonder and Herbie Hancock for “We Are the World.” These children had already suffered through the isolation of the pandemic and are now dealing with the trauma of their schools burning down.
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