“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
“Our work-worn hands, our strong legs, our tree-trunk backs, our throats and mouths speaking spells, singing incantations, and screaming out warnings, our bodies and our stories and our ceaseless working, loving, fighting for remembrance of our past and hope for our future, the safety of our loved ones, the knowledge of our ways, all these have been the true magickal tools of our survival.”
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“Beauty and ingenuity beat perfection hands down, every time.”
― Sister Mine
― Sister Mine
“Each generation must discover its mission, fulfill it or betray it, in relative opacity.”
― The Wretched of the Earth
― The Wretched of the Earth
“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
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