WITH THE WEIGHT OF HISTORY AND IDENTITY ON HER SHOULDERS, Loma is a woman who raises her head despite the odds to fight for a second chance at life. Settled Dust tells her story through the aftermath of life-altering experiences that intersect race, ethnicity, gender, love, and faith. Within the chants of 'Black Lives Matter' echoes the aftermath of the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade and the identities, stigma, and stereotypes that Black slavery produced. Within Loma's own story, the burden of femininity in a patriarchal world is a heavy one, and understanding lives in a lineage of ancestral women. But even with the weight of history and identity on her shoulders, Loma takes a stand for her freedom and her chance for recovery. Settled Dust is lyrical musing with emotive appeal for deeper reflection on humanity. When the dust settles, clarity is found, and second chances are on the horizon.