“Each generation must discover its mission, fulfill it or betray it, in relative opacity.”
― The Wretched of the Earth
― The Wretched of the Earth
“All of man’s troubles have arisen from the fact that we do not know what we are and do not agree on what we want to be.”
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“Silencing others when they have a challenging story to share is not a benefit to anyone. More often than anything we silence others not out of concern for them, but out of fear of facing discomfort. Silencing the conversation when difficult things arise is just another way we keep one another down.”
― Jailbreaking the Goddess: A Radical Revisioning of Feminist Spirituality
― Jailbreaking the Goddess: A Radical Revisioning of Feminist Spirituality
“For some, history is a drab and dusty subject; for me it is a powerful stimulant, arousing our passions about past injustices and infusing us with strength to fight present ones.”
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“The intellects of the Harlem Renaissance realized that before whites would see blacks as equals, first blacks had to see themselves that way- and not try to pretend to be white or adopt white ideals of beauty.”
― On the Shoulders of Giants: My Journey Through the Harlem Renaissance
― On the Shoulders of Giants: My Journey Through the Harlem Renaissance
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