“There comes a point where we need to stop just pulling people out of the river.
We need to go upstream and find out why they’re falling in.”
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We need to go upstream and find out why they’re falling in.”
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“When Poemen was asked how he dealt with any brother who fell asleep during public prayer, he replied, ‘I put his head upon my knees and help him to rest.”
― The Desert Fathers: Sayings of the Early Christian Monks
― The Desert Fathers: Sayings of the Early Christian Monks
“Race doesn't really exist for you because it has never been a barrier. Black folks don't have that choice.”
― Americanah
― Americanah
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