Dina

“We laugh, but the merriment stops when Will says, “Blackface is not gone! If the words are written by a white man, then it doesn’t matter if it’s a colored man on that stage or a white man in blackface. The words are still written by men who’ve never lived a moment without privilege, telling stories of men who cannot even purchase access to privilege.”
― Victoria Christopher Murray, Harlem Rhapsody

“White folks still have us bound. The chains that shackled us were beyond physical.”
― Victoria Christopher Murray, Harlem Rhapsody

“You know you have forgiven a person when you can remember all that they did and instead of being angry, you have compassion like Jesus did for those who crucified Him on the cross and said, “Father forgive them, they know not what they do.” If the person who hurt or abused you were to come into a room where you were, and sit down near you – how would you feel? If you would still want to hurt them, then you have not forgiven them. If you would feel compassion for them, then you have totally forgiven them. It doesn’t mean that you should pursue having a relationship with an abusive person who is not healed from their soul wounds and delivered from their demons yet, because they would hurt you again. Keeping them at a distance is wise.”
― Nelson L. Schuman, Freedom From Soul Wounds and Demons: Your Breakthrough to True Peace & Joy

“His body was my home, and I loved being there. No one wanted their home to crumble—to deteriorate and vanish. It was unfair.”
― Shanora Williams, Beautiful Broken Love