American - Activist | July 9, 1985 -
The difference between equity and equality is that equality is everyone get the same thing and equity is everyone get the things they deserve.
DeRay Mckesson
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When Trump says, 'Make America great again,' he is referencing an era when people were singled out and harmed because of their race and religious beliefs, and when violent enforcement of Jim Crow masqueraded as the will of the people.
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You're not born woke. Something wakes you up.
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What we choose to do today and tomorrow will shape our future and build our reality.
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The arts scene in Baltimore is really rich and very vibrant. It's one of the untold stories of the city.
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I think people who are not from here think the Inner Harbor is the only center for culture or fun in the city, and there's so much more to Baltimore. The Harbor's a beautiful place, but there are so many gems embedded in other communities that don't get as much visibility.
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I think hope is the belief that tomorrow can be better than today, and I don't lose hope.
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The history of blackness is also a history of erasure.
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I actually get very little phone calls. I get way more tweets and texts. My phone rarely rings.
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Justice that is not rooted in equity, in social welfare, and in community is not justice at all.
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I am not naive enough to believe that voting is the only way to bring about transformational change, just as I know that protest alone is not the sole solution to the challenges we face.
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I am mindful that the goal of protest is not more protest, but the goal of protest is change.
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