A Simple Truth: You Matter!

You Ain't Imagining This! · Mar 19, 2026 · 15m

Have you ever felt invisible in a room where you were clearly present?

We recently talked about the many ways invisibility shows up in everyday life. But invisibility is not the end of the story.

In this Espresso Talk from Umoja Café in YAIT Town, Ama-Robin reflects on the opposite of invisibility: mattering.

What does it feel like to matter?

Where do we experience it?

And how do we remember it when systems and spaces fail to recognize our full humanity?

Through personal reflection — from volunteering at a food bank to conversations with close friends — Ama-Robin explores the idea of…