Nams

“We cannot have a just society that applies the principle of accountability to the powerless in the principle of forgiveness to the powerful.”
― Christopher Hayes, Twilight of the Elites: America After Meritocracy

“I know that it's hard to believe that the people you look to for safety and security are the same people who are causing us so much harm. But I'm not lying and I'm not delusional. I am scared and I am hurting and we are dying. And I really, really need you to believe me.”
― Ijeoma Oluo, So You Want to Talk About Race

“Resist when the world tries to convince you otherwise.”
― Nic Stone, Dear Justyce

“We need to let go of respectability politics and understand that whiteness as a construct will never approve of us, and that the approval of white supremacy is not something that we or any community should be seeking. We have to be willing to embrace the full autonomy of people who are less privileged and understand that equity means making access to opportunity easier, not deciding which opportunities they deserve.”
― Mikki Kendall, Hood Feminism: Notes from the Women That a Movement Forgot