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Michele’s Quotes

“Tying racism to its systemic causes and effects will help others see the important difference between systemic racism, and anti-white bigotry.”
― Ijeoma Oluo, So You Want to Talk About Race

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“I hope that if parts of this book make you uncomfortable, you can sit with that discomfort for awhile to see if it has anything else to offer you.”
― Ijeoma Oluo, So You Want to Talk About Race

tags: discomfort, growth, racism-in-america

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“when you are having a conversation about racial oppression, you will not be the only one who is nervous and you will not be the only one taking a risk.”
― Ijeoma Oluo, So You Want to Talk About Race

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“Privilege, in the social justice context, is an advantage or a set of advantages that you have that others do not.”
― Ijeoma Oluo, So You Want to Talk About Race

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“White women will heap praise on my words calling for the destruction of the patriarchy, and then turn around and ask why I have to ‘be so divisive’ or say dismissively that I ‘sound like Al Sharpton’ when I dare bring up race.”
― Ijeoma Oluo, So You Want to Talk About Race

tags: al-sharpton, feminism, intersectionality, racism

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Michele’s Groups

Our Shared Shelf — 222868 members — last activity 16 hours, 49 min ago
OUR SHARED SHELF IS CURRENTLY DORMANT AND NOT MANAGED BY EMMA AND HER TEAM. Dear Readers, As part of my work with UN Women, I have started reading ...more

Vivares Design: UX Book Club — 101 members — last activity Mar 02, 2020 09:18AM
The Vivares Design UX Book Club is a monthly book club for UX Designers and UX Researchers.

Reese's Book Club x Hello Sunshine — 178504 members — last activity 3 hours, 23 min ago
Hey Y’all, We’ve been reading together for awhile and we don’t know about you, but we’re ready to hear your thoughts and opinions. This group is a pl ...more