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a graphic memoir about race, identity, trump, 9/11, family, etc that is moving but also so funny? I cackled so much, mira jacob is a treasure.
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“I don't think we have any alternative other than remaining optimistic. Optimism is an absolute necessity, even if it's only optimism of the will, as Gramsci said, and pessimism of the intellect.”
― 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
“I have come to believe over and over again that what is most important to me must be spoken, made verbal and shared, even at the risk of having it bruised or misunderstood.”
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“When we define ourselves, when I define myself, the place in which I am like you and the place in which I am not like you, I'm not excluding you from the joining - I'm broadening the joining.”
― Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches
― Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches
“We must recognize and nurture the creative parts of each other without always understanding what will be created.”
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“If all the world is a commodity, how poor we grow. When all the world is a gift in motion, how wealthy become.”
― Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants
― Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants
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