Jacqueline Mac

“But part of what I’ve been trying to say is that rage can help us build things, too. The clarity that comes from rage should also tell us what kind of world we want to see, not just what kind of things we want to get rid of.”
― Brittney Cooper, Eloquent Rage: A Black Feminist Discovers Her Superpower

“In some Native languages the term for plants translates to “those who take care of us.”
― Robin Wall Kimmerer, Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants

“Still, our guilt over leaving people behind nips at our heels, at every new station that we reach. For instance, whenever there is a convening at an academic conference, invariably some young radical person will get on the mic to ask, “Who isn’t in the room? Who are we excluding?” These questions matter, but they can also be deeply annoying because very often they are a performance of middle-class angst.”
― Brittney Cooper, Eloquent Rage: A Black Feminist Discovers Her Superpower

“May your rage be a force for good. What you build is infinitely more important than what you tear down. When the struggle feels unwinnable, may you never forget this one thing: * * * You got this. We got this.”
― Brittney Cooper, Eloquent Rage: A Black Feminist Discovers Her Superpower