I was a threat not because I was a witch, although he probably did believe that, but because I represented an idea . . . That a woman could be intelligent and educated, could hold opinions and challenge the injustices around her. That she
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“I didn't know then that I hated school, only that school hated me, so much so that I bent my brown body into a bow to appease it. I broke out in hives, in teachers because I couldn't yet differentiate my love of learning from the hatred of a white supremacist educational system.”
― The Anti-Racist Writing Workshop: How To Decolonize the Creative Classroom
― The Anti-Racist Writing Workshop: How To Decolonize the Creative Classroom
“Progressive struggles—whether they are focused on racism, repression, poverty, or other issues—are doomed to fail if they do not also attempt to develop a consciousness of the insidious promotion of capitalist individualism.”
― Freedom is a Constant Struggle: Ferguson, Palestine and the Foundations of a Movement
― Freedom is a Constant Struggle: Ferguson, Palestine and the Foundations of a Movement
“and when nobody wakes you up in the morning, and when nobody waits for you at night, and when you can do whatever you want. what do you call it, freedom or loneliness?”
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“Show me an activist who is so overwhelmed by darkness that they can't feel joy, and I'll show you a useless activist. Grief and anger are powerful motivators. In our case, the sparked a movement and helped it grow. But it was sustained by a desperate need for community, happiness, and love.”
― Never Silent: ACT UP and My Life in Activism
― Never Silent: ACT UP and My Life in Activism
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