Kylene Jones

“Alicia Garza, the cofounder of the BLM organization, pushed back against that criticism in an interview. “Standing up for the rights of Black people as human beings and standing against police violence and police brutality makes you get characterized as being anti-police or it has you being characterized as cop killers, neither of which we are.… At the same time that we can grieve the senseless loss of life of five police officers, we are also grieving the senseless loss of life that occurred at the hands of police. Those things can coexist.”
― Beverly Daniel Tatum, Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria?

“The very word secrecy is repugnant in a free and open society.”
― Scott J. Holliday, Punishment

“She taught me that everyone had a story worth listening to. This is another way of saying that everyone has something to teach.”
― Peter Buffett, Life Is What You Make It: Find Your Own Path to Fulfillment

“We now even know that trauma can actually create genetic changes that can be passed down through generations. If you have a great-grandparent, grandparent, or parent with a serious trauma history, you are wired for a different response than someone who had family members without a lot of life drama.”
― Faith G. Harper, Unfuck Your Brain: Using Science to Get Over Anxiety, Depression, Anger, Freak-outs, and Triggers