“One of the most subversive institutions in the United States is the public library..”
― Rock My Soul: Black People and Self-Esteem
― Rock My Soul: Black People and Self-Esteem
“I want there to be a place in the world where people can engage in one another’s differences in a way that is redemptive, full of hope and possibility. Not this “In order to love you, I must make you something else”. That’s what domination is all about, that in order to be close to you, I must possess you, remake and recast you.”
― Reel to Real: Race, Sex, and Class at the Movies
― Reel to Real: Race, Sex, and Class at the Movies
“So plant your own gardens and decorate your own soul, instead of waiting for someone to bring you flowers.”
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“I don't trust anybody who isn't a little bit neurotic”
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“The process begins with the individual woman’s acceptance that American women, without exception, are socialized to be racist, classist and sexist, in varying degrees, and that labeling ourselves feminists does not change the fact that we must consciously work to rid ourselves of the legacy of negative socialization.”
― Ain't I a Woman: Black Women and Feminism
― Ain't I a Woman: Black Women and Feminism
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