Inspired by the tragic killing of George Floyd, "What We Fight For" is a powerful collection of eight poems and several real-life stories highlighting various struggles the African American community faces today, how far we have come, and our hope for the future. "Makayla Mattocks is an ambitious young writer, who is at the beginning of what we hope to be a long journey in the black literary tradition. Here is an introductory work that merges anthropology with a creative voice that is in an authentic state of becoming." - Daniel Gray-Kontar