“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
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“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
Surely at some point, coming together as citizens of one nation trumps ancestral heritage.
“The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends towards justice.” ~Theodore Parker (19th Century Abolitionist)
If we care about helping the conservative racist to see the truth, we need to stop letting the liberal racist make movies.
“Hey Black child.. Do you know you are strong.. I mean really strong.. Do you know you can do.. What you want to do.. If you try to do.. What you can do” (Excerpt from the poem “Hey, Black Child” by Useni Eugene Perkins, 1975)
“Let the world protest. The job of the church is to pray. Pray he succeeds. Pray that he doesn’t fail. We don’t have anybody in place to take over. Humble themselves and pray.”
~Donnie McClurkin on Donald Trump
Leveling the charge of being a white supremacist is the new insult for those who disagree with someone’s politics, and the overuse of the phrase may not have the desired effect.
Like statues of Robert E. Lee, Americans of diverse backgrounds may view these pre-Civil Rights emblems through different cultural and historical lenses.
To defeat white supremacy and other forms of bigotry, we’ll need to have a series of “uncomfortable” conversations with our friends, loved ones, and coworkers.