Adam

“One of the greatest acts of faith is to believe that the few years we live on this earth are like a little seed planted in a very rich soil. For this seed to bear fruit, it must die. We often see or feel only the dying, but the harvest will be abundant even when we ourselves are not the harvesters.”
― Henri J.M. Nouwen, Life of the Beloved: Spiritual Living in a Secular World

“Many whites see racism as a thing of the past, and of course, we are well served not to acknowledge it in the present. Yet racial disparity between whites and people of color continues to exist in every institution across society, and in many cases is increasing rather than decreasing.”
― Robin DiAngelo, White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism

“When I say that only whites can be racist, I mean that in the United States, only whites have the collective social and institutional power and privilege over people of color. People of color do not have this power and privilege over white people.”
― Robin DiAngelo, White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism

“People of color may also hold prejudices and discriminate against white people, but they lack the social and institutional power that transforms their prejudice and discrimination into racism;”
― Robin DiAngelo, White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism