Angela Davis Quotes

Well, we see an increasingly weaker labor movement as a result of the overall assault on the labor movement and as a result of the globalization of capital.

We can't talk about the black community. It's no longer a homogeneous community; it was never a homogeneous community.

Obviously there are some organizations that go out on the street and say we want an end to the capitalist system. But obviously that is not going to happen as a result of just assuming that stance.

I would suggest is that in the latter 1990s it is extremely important to look at the predicament of black people within the context of the globalization of capital.

Hair is what connects women in Dakar and Detroit, Oprah [Winfrey] and Opal [Tometi] the Black Lives Matter activist. There's a story in every kink, curl, and coil.

I seek to widen, narrow narratives of women of color.

Kids these days are kind of going back to Tupac and Snoop Doggy Dogg as examples of people that stand for something.

Had it not been for slavery, the death penalty would have likely been abolished in America. Slavery became a haven for the death penalty.

I'm suggesting that we abolish the social function of prisons.

The campaign against the death penalty has been - while a powerful campaign, its participants have been those who attend all of the vigils, a relatively small number of people.

First of all, I didn't suggest that we should simply get rid of all prisons.

Being an Image Activist simply means to be in action of supporting, celebrating and creating honest images of a group you care about, or yourself.

I'm involved in the work around prison rights in general.

I think that has to do with my awareness that in a sense we all have a certain measure of responsibility to those who have made it possible for us to take advantage of the opportunities.

When Bush says democracy, I often wonder what he's referring to.

It's true that it's within the realm of cultural politics that young people tend to work through political issues, which I think is good, although it's not going to solve the problems

I think that the response to the OJ Simpson trial was based on a kind of sensibility that emerged out of the many campaigns to defend black communities against police violence.

My approach is to be honest-really honest-and consistent. That is what any growth will take. It is an issue I think [young] generation can be courageous enough to comb through.

I couldn't bare the idea of not being in regular communication with the audience I love - young women of color.

I've been waiting years to have a conversation with Franchesa [Ramsey]! She's so funny and wicked smart. So that's really going to be the experience it's going to intelligent, layered, and hilarious.

Wc What this country needs is more unemployed politicians.

I am no longer accepting the things I cannot change. I am changing the things I cannot accept.

It's true that it's within the realm of cultural politics that young people tend to work through political issues, which I think is good, although it's not going to solve the problems.