Miranda Clemmons

“We know how to be racist. We know how to pretend to be not racist. Now let’s know how to be antiracist.”
― Ibram X. Kendi, How to Be an Antiracist

“Racial indifference and blindness—even more than overt racial hostility—form the sturdy foundation for all racial caste systems.”
― Michelle Alexander, The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness

“Real happiness comes from our ability to be compassionate toward ourselves and others. It’s not a particularly sexy concept, but it’s no less true. Making peace with our own shortcomings and treating ourselves with the respect that we reserve for our closest friends is the only path to fulfillment.”
― Chelsea Fairless, We Should All Be Mirandas: Life Lessons from Sex and the City's Most Underrated Character – Snarky Wisdom and Pragmatic Advice for Modern Career Women

“There is no such thing as a nonracist or race-neutral policy. Every policy in every institution in every community in every nation is producing or sustaining either racial inequity or equity between racial groups.”
― Ibram X. Kendi, How to Be an Antiracist