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“And when you died
I took you down to the river.
And when I died
you waited for me by the shore.
So it was that time passed between us.”
― Tales from the Inner City
I took you down to the river.
And when I died
you waited for me by the shore.
So it was that time passed between us.”
― Tales from the Inner City
“Curriculum is one of the most powerful tools in education to teach all children that people like them and people from whom they are different are beautiful, powerful, and valuable, and so were their ancestors.”
― Punished for Dreaming: How School Reform Harms Black Children and How We Heal
― Punished for Dreaming: How School Reform Harms Black Children and How We Heal
“A common thread exists between the civil rights era... and today... Then as now, school choice relies on Black resiliency, Black ambition, and Black people's relentless pursuit of education to create the facade that our children have choices in life to mitigate racism and anti-Blackness...”
― Punished for Dreaming: How School Reform Harms Black Children and How We Heal
― Punished for Dreaming: How School Reform Harms Black Children and How We Heal
“Liliana spoke here, as she had ever since she was a child, of a love that was utterly free. Not the selfish love that tied couples together, but a love so grand, so absolute, that bowed down to no one, to nothing at all.”
― Liliana's Invincible Summer: A Sister's Search for Justice
― Liliana's Invincible Summer: A Sister's Search for Justice
“Abolitionists like myself want all human beings to have everything they need to feel whole, supported, cared for, and to live in communities that hold people accountable for harm without creating more harm or violence.”
― Punished for Dreaming: How School Reform Harms Black Children and How We Heal
― Punished for Dreaming: How School Reform Harms Black Children and How We Heal
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