Amanda Jones

“I have heard a lot of white people say they don't see color. I used to think that was a good thing, as in we don't consider the color of someone's skin when deciding how we feel about them. But then I started to realize it's okay to acknowledge our differences. Also, it's a lie. We all see race, and that's fine. If we deny someone's race, we're denying a part of who they are as a person and not acknowledging the person as a whole, and that can slip into dangerous territory. If we ignore someone's race, we're ignoring the different perspectives they bring.”
― Amanda Jones, That Librarian: The Fight Against Book Banning in America

“I understand that some parents don't want their teens to read about sex. Those parents need to police their own children's reading and stop policing mine.”
― Amanda Jones, That Librarian: The Fight Against Book Banning in America