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In that moment, I would have sworn we were going to be okay. Three months later, he was dead.
“Psychologists have long observed that when people feel hopelessly stigmatized, a powerful coping strategy—often the only apparent route to self-esteem—is embracing one’s stigmatized identity. Hence “black is beautiful” and “gay pride”—slogans and anthems of political movements aimed at ending not only legal discrimination, but the stigma that justified it.”
― The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness
― The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness
“If I were you…” There were no words for it. I would be drowning in my rage.”
― Children of Fallen Gods
― Children of Fallen Gods
“Far from being a place of comfort or refuge, churches can be a place where judgment, shame, and contempt are felt most acutely. Services in black churches frequently contain a strong mixture of concern for the less fortunate and a call to personal responsibility.”
― The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness
― The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness
“Still, I would dream of decaying faces. For days, I would dream.”
― Children of Fallen Gods
― Children of Fallen Gods
“As a therapist, I have a commitment to myself to grow from my failures.”
― Eight Dates: Essential Conversations for a Lifetime of Love
― Eight Dates: Essential Conversations for a Lifetime of Love
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