meaning it was protected by the U.S. Constitution and received some of the rights and immunities of citizens of the United States — with the glaring exceptions of full political representation and voting rights. Territory status is meant to be temporary. As a result, the laws surrounding it are flawed and incomplete. Territories are not sovereign because any authority they have has been granted to them by Congress. I am not a morning person, but I open my eyes and, no matter what, the first thing I say is, “Alhamdulillah.” [ “Thank God” in Arabic]. I stretch my way out of bed and slip into my fuzzy, pink J.Crew slippers. I grab my phone and go directly to WhatsApp, searching for my husband’s, “Good Morning!” text. He’s in Senegal. I am in New York City. I check my email to see if there are any “fires,” i.e., frantic emails that have come through in the middle of the night from my vendors around the world.Diarrha at home in her J.Crew slippers.8:45 a.m. is slated to perform, some people are choosing to celebrateJanet Jacksoninstead.Earlier this morning, thehashtag The storyline has not yet been confirmed, nor has the roster of returning cast members, though it seems likely that core characters played by Lupita Nyong’o, Letitia Wright, Danai Gurira, and newly minted Oscar winner Daniel Kaluuya would all return.