Alexis

“Do you ever wonder why some people blow things up? I can imagine that if my life had taken a certain turn, there would be the Barclays Bank, and there I would be, both of us in ashes.”
― Jamaica Kincaid, A Small Place

“When the United States continues its embargoes against more than 50 countries - but mostly against Cuba, Iran and Venezuela - when there is a global pandemic afoot, what does this say about the nature of power and authority in our world?”
― Vijay Prashad, Washington Bullets

“The universe, which is not merely the stars and the moon and the planets, flowers, grass, and trees, but other people, has evolved no terms for your existence, has made no room for you, and if love will not swing wide the gates, no other power will or can.”
― James Baldwin, The Fire Next Time

“Every day out in the street now, i remind myself that Black people in amerika are oppressed. It's necessary that I do that. People get used to anything. The less you think about your oppression, the more your tolerance for it grows. But to become free, you have to be acutely aware of being a slave.”
― Assata Shakur, Assata: An Autobiography