“When I moved back, people kept saying, ‘It’s good you came back after the smoke cleared,’” Thomas says. “For the marginalized people in St. Louis, that wasn’t true. The smoke hadn’t cleared. In fact, it seemed like it was even more tense and that we were still choking on that smoke.”Cami ThomasHenry TrihnSmoke City in defending and protecting the legacies of colonization and enslavement. President Donald Trump’sinability ), so we shouldn’t be surprised that she’s already hard at work on something else.Related:10 Times Emma Watson Made Her Own Beauty RulesHere's What the Cast ofHarry PotterAre Up to NowNoah Centineo “Last time, I think I was really gently introducing people to the problem of segregation in St.Louis,” Thomas says. “This time, I’m definitely far less polite. We don’t have time to gently get into these discussions. It’s either we’re going to talk about this and progress together or we’re not. There’s no try; there’s only do.”