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“Intersectionality decentralizes people who are used to being the primary focus of the movements they are a part of.”
― Ijeoma Oluo, So You Want to Talk About Race

“Curiosity is the curse of the Clever. Or perhaps cleverness is the curse of the Curious. In any case, I am never lacking for either, I’m afraid, which does keep me rather busy.”
― Kelly Barnhill, The Girl Who Drank the Moon

“To be black in America is a wild and endless assault on the senses. You can spend every day fighting off your spiritual and intellectual extinction.”
― Carvell Wallace

“Intersectionality slows things down. The simple truth is, when you are only considering the needs of a select few, it’s a lot easier to make what looks like progress than when you have to consider the needs of a diverse group of people. This is where you often hear people say things like, “Well, let’s just work on what the majority needs first and we’ll get to the rest later.”
― Ijeoma Oluo, So You Want to Talk About Race