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"There is no such thing as being 'not racist.' The heartbeat of racism is denial."
–Ibram X. Kendi
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#BlackLivesMatter was founded in 2013 in response to the acquittal of Trayvon Martin’s murderer. Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation, Inc. is a global organization in the US, UK, and Canada, whose mission is to eradicate white supremacy and build local power to intervene in violence inflicted on Black communities by the state and vigilantes. By combating and countering acts of violence, creating space for Black imagination and innovation, and centering Black joy, we are winning immediate improvements in our lives.
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© Khalil Bendib, bendib.com, all rights reserved.
Before you assume, learn the facts. Before you judge understand why. Before you hurt someone feel. Before you speak, think.
–Author unknown
'If you're not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed, and loving the people who are doing the oppressing.'
—Malcolm X
"Healing from racism is a journey. This journey starts with reflecting what you, as a white person, or a person of color, have been taught to believe about the world. This journey can be a bumpy ride, as it entails relearning the history of the world and how racism came into practice, as well as understanding how this history is linked to racial myths and stereotypes that you have been taught to believe. In so many ways, to heal from racism, you have to reeducate yourself and relearn the processes by which racism thrives."
- Annaliese Singh
"Intersectionality is a lens through which you can see where power comes and collides, where it interlocks and intersects. It’s not simply that there’s a race problem here, a gender problem here, and a class or LBGTQ problem there. Many times that framework erases what happens to people who are subject to all of these things."
– Kimberlé Crenshaw
"...Racism has a cost for everyone. And its primary function in our society has been to grease the wheels for a machine of greed that has impoverished almost everyone. Now more than ever today, racial division as a tool wielded by those who are the most wealthy, the most powerful, and the most self-interested, is something that breaks down potential coalitions between people who have common struggle."
–Heather McGhee
“No one can be authentically human while he prevents others from being so.”
― Paulo Freire