“One of the most subversive institutions in the United States is the public library..”
― Rock My Soul: Black People and Self-Esteem
― Rock My Soul: Black People and Self-Esteem
“There are two basic motivating forces: fear and love. When we are afraid, we pull back from life. When we are in love, we open to all that life has to offer with passion, excitement, and acceptance. We need to learn to love ourselves first, in all our glory and our imperfections. If we cannot love ourselves, we cannot fully open to our ability to love others or our potential to create. Evolution and all hopes for a better world rest in the fearlessness and open-hearted vision of people who embrace life.”
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“All our silences in the face of racist assault are acts of complicity.”
― Killing Rage: Ending Racism
― Killing Rage: Ending Racism
“There will be no mass-based feminist movement as long as feminist ideas are understood only by a well-educated few.”
― Feminist Theory: From Margin to Center
― Feminist Theory: From Margin to Center
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