Alondra

“And we will do better with changing the questions we ask of such texts from “What literary device did the author use to reveal conflict?” to “What has changed or challenged your thinking?” The right books with the wrong questions will not move us forward.”
― Kylene Beers

“I might undo the forest winding its way along the sides of my face so that I can more closely resemble a man worthy of waking to roses at his feet in a kill or be killed”
― Hanif Abdurraqib, A Fortune for Your Disaster

“Total irrelevancy, absolute insignificance, and unwavering stasis are effective strategies for avoiding the discomfort of thought and change.”
― Kylene Beers & Robert E. Probst

“In the months since my brother's diagnosis, Ma had become very protective of him in a way she'd never become of me. It made sense. Parents of black children can be ultra-protective, knowing they are raising their children within the dangerous smog of racism. Parents of children with disabilities can be very protective, knowing they are raising their children within the dangerous smog of ableism. Now imagine the level of protectiveness for parents of children of color with a disability, knowing they are raising them within the doubly thick smog of racism and ableism.”
― Ibram X. Kendi, How to Raise an Antiracist