Letitia

“When I talk about mediocrity, I talk about how we somehow agreed that wealthy white men are the best group to bring the rest of us prosperity, when their wealth was stolen from our labor.”
― Ijeoma Oluo, Mediocre: The Dangerous Legacy of White Male America

“Perhaps one of the most brutal of white male privileges is the opportunity to live long enough to regret the carnage you have brought upon others.”
― Ijeoma Oluo, Mediocre: The Dangerous Legacy of White Male America

“It should be enough that this is hurting us. It is insulting that I have to point out the ways in which these issues also hurt white Americans in the hopes that I might get more people to care.”
― Ijeoma Oluo, Mediocre: The Dangerous Legacy of White Male America

“While we would like to believe otherwise, it is usually not the cream that rises to the top; our society rewards behaviors that are actually disadvantageous to everyone. Studies have shown that the traits long considered signs of strong leadership (like overconfidence and aggression) are in reality disastrous in both business and politics.”
― Ijeoma Oluo, Mediocre: The Dangerous Legacy of White Male America