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“Because suddenly what I wanted more than anything for my children was what he had wanted for his - identities formed from within - for our mirrors, in other words, to first and foremost reflect humans.”
― Jerald Walker, Magically Black and Other Essays

“At the same time, the negative stereotypes and fearmongering surrounding these creatures felt eerily familiar to me as someone who’s grown up Black in a country where we’re assumed to be threatening, even when we’re just minding our business.”
― Jasmin Graham

“I learned that just because something is one way doesn’t mean it’s the right way, and it doesn’t mean it can’t change. I learned that you don’t need to change the world - you just need to change your small piece of the world.”
― Jasmin Graham

“Corporations do not feel compassion. Sickness and loss do not move them. Appealing to their humanity is not an effective political strategy.”
― Andrea Freeman, Ruin Their Crops on the Ground: The Politics of Food in the United States, from the Trail of Tears to School Lunch