A public introduction by Zakia Ringgold

Evidence: The Record Behind Nothing Was Random

What counts as evidence

In Nothing Was Random, evidence includes photographs, journals, business records, videos, planning notebooks, voice recordings, books, software, and conversations.

Evidence is not proof of success. It is proof of presence: a record that something was happening before the pattern was visible.

Why preserve it

Preserved evidence can reveal the continuity that memory alone misses. It gives a reader something real to look at when asking what a life, body of work, or season has been preparing.

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