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‘I was Black and I had completely underestimated the significance of that reality’
“You ever consider that maybe you not supposed to 'fit'? People who make history rarely do.”
― Dear Martin
― Dear Martin
“I'm pore, black, I may even be ugly, but dear God, I’m here! I’m here!”
― The Color Purple
― The Color Purple
“Urban was her way of saying black. Simi had downed her champagne through gritted teeth. She wanted to win because she was good – smart, creative, persuasive – not because she was black.”
― Wahala
― Wahala
“You ever consider that maybe you not supposed to ‘fit’? People who make history rarely do.”
― Dear Martin
― Dear Martin
“His dad had told him many times that the definition of a real man is one who cries without shame, reads poetry with his heart, feels opera in his soul, and does what’s necessary to defend a woman.”
― Where the Crawdads Sing
― Where the Crawdads Sing
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