American - Activist | July 9, 1985 -
It's important to acknowledge the danger when we provide an academic venue for racism. It's interesting to hear people push the, quote, 'free speech' narrative in this way. They deny the speech of the people who disagree.
DeRay Mckesson
RacismPeopleFreePushInteresting
If City Hall started projecting swastikas, no one would say 'You know what? Free speech.' People would say that is wrong.
PeopleCityFreeSpeechYouWrong
People in power make the path to power. It means that we will always get the same system, and it's one that is not necessarily in the interest of people's lives.
PowerPathPeopleWillSameAlways
When I reflect on the Colbert interview, it moved so quickly that what we didn't do was define white privilege, and I wish we had done that. White privilege is the benefit resulting from white being seen as the standard, regardless of gender and income.
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There are people who have demonstrated their willingness to challenge systems and structures, and then when it comes to elections, some of those same people - I don't know where their fight went. What's interesting to me is to see people lose the revolution when it comes to elections.
ChallengeFightPeopleMeRevolution
For our kids to go to school, they must be alive, and for adults to work, they must not be in jail.
WorkSchoolAliveGoJailKids
Music helps shape the way people think about the world and act in the world.
MusicPeopleWorldThinkWayShape
I'm a black, gay man, and I should be able to live in a world where I'm able to live in the complexity of my identity in a way that is safe and secure, like everyone else.
LiveManIdentityWorldBlackGay
If Trump is president, I think that his administration will do real structural damage that will take years or decades for us to undo.
ThinkWillPresidentRealYearsUs
The first time I was ever impressed with Patagonia as a brand was when they released the 'Don't Buy This Jacket' campaign. That campaign highlighted their understanding of their role in a larger environmental justice space.
TimeJusticeSpaceEnvironmentalBuy
Politics is compromise, by its very nature. But we never compromise on our values and beliefs.
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Black people have always been more than our pain. The joy is so much a part of how we have survived and thrived.
PainJoyPeopleBlackMoreAlways
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