“I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.” ~Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
American Schools the New Epicenter of Racism
THE COLOR OF YOUR SKIN, NOT THE CONTENT OF YOUR CHARACTER
During the 2018 Democratic primaries, it became blatantly clear, skin color, not character, were too often the determining factor in who the establishment supported. In 2020, if the Democratic Party insists on disconnecting from its base, it will continue to be its own worst enemy.
Ambitious Black Girl: Inspired by If Beale Street Could Talk
“Our crown has already been bought and paid for. All we have to do is wear it.” ~James Baldwin
Hip Hop is a Goldmine
“You’ve [Hip Hop] got the youth of the world in the palm of your hands.” ~Quincy Jones
Justice for Emantic “EJ” Bradford, Jr.
“If you are silent about your pain, they’ll kill you and say you enjoyed it.” ~Zora Neale Hurston
Chaosis, the Precursor to Change
“Our own resistance to “unpleasantness” restricts our movement” ~Erykah Badu
When The Past Repeats Itself
“Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” ~George Santayana
BECAUSE I AM BLACK
“Fifty years ago they said that single mothers were the downfall of America. Now that white women are single mothers, they’re calling it creative family structure. I’m here to say to you that all the narratives you get about what is wrong with Black women; I think Black women are the savior of this country.” ~Dr. Brittney Cooper at Essence Fest 2018
The Plague of Racism is our Greatest Security Threat
“The plague of racism is insidious, entering into our minds as smoothly and quietly and invisibly as floating airborne microbes enter into our bodies to find lifelong purchase in our bloodstreams.” ~Maya Angelou
The Hate You Gave: The Prophetic Truth of Tupac’s T.H.U.G.L.I.F.E.
“Teenagers, they’ve got a lot of responsibilities and a lot of burdens because in fact we’re given a horrible world. The gift that we’re getting when we have to take over is horrible. They left us, they’re leaving this world in bad shape to fix up. And I think we deserve a lot of respect.” ~Tupac Shakur during a 1988 interview
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