“And finally, to girls everywhere, I am with you. On nights when you feel alone, I am with you. When people doubt you or dismiss you, I am with you. I fought everyday for you. So never stop fighting, I believe you.”
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“Our bodies are telling the stories we have avoided or forgotten how to hear - and sometimes our inability to feel our feelings (the messages that precede the alarm bells) means that our bodies have to scream in order to get some attention.”
― Wisdom of Your Body
― Wisdom of Your Body
“Homeboy receives people; it doesn’t rescue them. In being received rather than rescued, gang members come to find themselves at home in their own skin.”
― Barking to the Choir: The Power of Radical Kinship
― Barking to the Choir: The Power of Radical Kinship
“You have to hold out to see how your life unfolds, because it is most likely beyond what you can imagine. It is not a question of if you will survive this, but what beautiful things await you when you do.”
― Know My Name: A Memoir
― Know My Name: A Memoir
“How can someone take my advantage when I’m giving it?”
― Barking to the Choir: The Power of Radical Kinship
― Barking to the Choir: The Power of Radical Kinship
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