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I think for folks of color the key to combatting racism period is a) trusting their instincts and b) solidarity with one another.


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Ignorance of how we are shaped racially is the first sign of privilege. In other words. It is a privilege to ignore the consequences of race in America.

Ignorance of how we are shaped racially is the first sign of privilege. In other words. It is a privilege to ignore the consequences of race in America.



Standing still is never an option so long as inequities remain embedded in the very fabric of the culture.

Standing still is never an option so long as inequities remain embedded in the very fabric of the culture.



If you want to know if racism is a problem in your country, you might not want to ask white people.

If you want to know if racism is a problem in your country, you might not want to ask white people.



Too often, systems of oppression turn those who are the targets of the oppression against one another.

Too often, systems of oppression turn those who are the targets of the oppression against one another.



Precisely because white denial has long trumped claims of racism, people of color tend to underreport their experiences with racial bias rather than exaggerate them.

Precisely because white denial has long trumped claims of racism, people of color tend to underreport their experiences with racial bias rather than exaggerate them.



You can't organize people if you don't love them. And however hard it can be to love the racist you come in contact with; doing so is the first obligation of a white antiracist.

You can't organize people if you don't love them. And however hard it can be to love the racist you come in contact with; doing so is the first obligation of a white antiracist.



The denial of racism is a form of racism itself.

The denial of racism is a form of racism itself.



There won't be any more white folks around who think the 1950s were the good old days, because there won't be any more white folks around who actually remember them.

There won't be any more white folks around who think the 1950s were the good old days, because there won't be any more white folks around who actually remember them.



Violating the 4th Amendment guarantees against illegal searches and seizures is not the way to solve crime problems.

Violating the 4th Amendment guarantees against illegal searches and seizures is not the way to solve crime problems.



It's hard to say when or if we will actually arrive at that place called 'post-racial', or, better yet, post-racism.

It's hard to say when or if we will actually arrive at that place called 'post-racial', or, better yet, post-racism.





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If you desire information on some point of law, you are not likely to ponder over the ponderous tomes of legal writers in order to obtain the knowledge you seek, by your own unaided efforts.

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You can sway an audience if you win the women over. The gentlemen will follow 'cause they can be so foolish like that at times, they are easily led.

You can sway an audience if you win the women over. The gentlemen will follow 'cause they can be so foolish like that at times, they are easily led.



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You can't find a YouTube clip to become a craftsman, friend, parent - or disciple of Christ. It's all of grace. And to grow in that grace, you need two things: time and community.

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Reporters are faced with the daily choice of painstakingly researching stories or writing whatever people tell them. Both approaches pay the same.

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