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Ally Henny
“In the advocacy circles I run in, we talk a lot about going where you’re celebrated and not merely tolerated. We talk a lot about identifying and leaving places where you are unable to flourish. We talk about divesting from unjust systems, decentering whiteness, and decolonizing our minds. I don’t think we talk enough about the losses that come with doing those things.”
Ally Henny, I Won't Shut Up: Finding Your Voice When the World Tries to Silence You

Ally Henny
“Anything that purports to be freedom but only belongs to a certain group or can only be attained by amassing power over other people isn’t freedom.”
Ally Henny, I Won't Shut Up: Finding Your Voice When the World Tries to Silence You

Ally Henny
“This is the essence of liberation: being seen in the fullness of who you are and being free to love and express yourself in a way that brings light and life to others.”
Ally Henny, I Won't Shut Up: Finding Your Voice When the World Tries to Silence You

Ally Henny
“The losses that I have experienced on this journey of finding my voice have been just as instructive to me as the books I’ve read, the seminars I’ve attended, and any other means of knowledge acquisition I’ve engaged in. The difficult road I traveled has led me exactly where I needed to be exactly when I needed to be there. I don’t know if I will ever stop grieving certain losses, but I do know that those losses and their accompanying grief are tools I have used to stage my own liberation. You can use the ashes you hold from your grief to paint a beautiful picture of life and liberation.”
Ally Henny, I Won't Shut Up: Finding Your Voice When the World Tries to Silence You

Ally Henny
“Perhaps, Black freedom requires us to live in the holy tension of “now and not yet.” In the “now,” we learn to love ourselves and one another so deeply that our presence with one another creates havens of respite where we can exhale. In the “not yet,” we continue seeking justice and refuse to shut up until we have attained the full measure of freedom that is our right and entitlement as citizens of a supposedly “free” nation. By embracing the “now and not yet” tension of our freedom, we acknowledge the vast amount of work that is left to do while also being gentle with ourselves and carving out sacred space for gratitude and joy in the midst of the struggle.”
Ally Henny, I Won't Shut Up: Finding Your Voice When the World Tries to Silence You

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