Kenya Alcorn

“As a man, I undertake to risk annihilation so that two or three truths can cast their essential light on the world.”
― Frantz Fanon, Black Skin, White Masks

“If we accept that police forces arose at a particular point in history, to address specific social conditions, then it follows that social change could also eliminate the institution. The first half of this syllogism is readily admitted, the second half is heresy.”
― Kristian Williams, Our Enemies in Blue: Police and Power in America

“When the police enforce the law, they do so unevenly, in ways that give disproportionate attention to the activities of poor people, people of color, and others near the bottom of the social pyramid. And when the police violate the law, these same people are their most frequent victims. This is a coincidence too large to overlook. If we put aside, for the moment, all questions of legality, it must become quite clear that the object of police attention, and the target of police violence, is overwhelmingly that portion of the population that lacks real power.”
― Kristian Williams, Our Enemies in Blue: Police and Power in America

“During the struggle, the colonists and the police force are instructed to modify their behavior and ‘to become more human.’ ...The colonized subject is so starved of anything that humanizes [them], ...trivial handouts in some cases manage[s] to impress [them].”
― Frantz Fanon