Bobbi

“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.”
― Michelle Alexander, 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.”
― Carissa Broadbent, 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.”
― Michelle Alexander, The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness

“Still, I would dream of decaying faces. For days, I would dream.”
― Carissa Broadbent, Children of Fallen Gods