Black people are victims of an enormous amount of violence. None of those things can take place without the complicity of the people who run the schools and the city.

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There is nothing of any consequence in education, in the economy, in city planning, in...

There is nothing of any consequence in education, in the economy, in city planning, in...

The loneliest woman in the world is the woman without a close woman friend.

The loneliest woman in the world is the woman without a close woman friend.

Black people have always been used as a buffer in this country between powers to...

Black people have always been used as a buffer in this country between powers to...

I wrote my first novel because I wanted to read it.

I wrote my first novel because I wanted to read it.

When there is pain, there are no words. All pain is the same.

When there is pain, there are no words. All pain is the same.

If you surrendered to the air, you could ride it.

If you surrendered to the air, you could ride it.

Make a difference about something other than yourselves.

Make a difference about something other than yourselves.

Somebody has to take responsibility for being a leader.

Somebody has to take responsibility for being a leader.

If there's a book you really want to read but it hasn't been written yet,...

If there's a book you really want to read but it hasn't been written yet,...

You marvel at the economy and this choice of words. How many ways can you...

You marvel at the economy and this choice of words. How many ways can you...

The body is ready to have babies. Nature wants it done then, when the body...

The body is ready to have babies. Nature wants it done then, when the body...

Everything I've ever done, in the writing world, has been to expand articulation, rather than...

Everything I've ever done, in the writing world, has been to expand articulation, rather than...

Black boys became criminalized. I was in constant dread for their lives, because they were...

Black boys became criminalized. I was in constant dread for their lives, because they were...

A lot of black people believe that Jews in this country have become white. They...

A lot of black people believe that Jews in this country have become white. They...

All water has a perfect memory and is forever trying to get back to where...

All water has a perfect memory and is forever trying to get back to where...

I merged those two words, black and feminist, because I was surrounded by black women...

I merged those two words, black and feminist, because I was surrounded by black women...

For a long time I was convinced that the conflict between Jewish people and black...

For a long time I was convinced that the conflict between Jewish people and black...

You need a whole community to raise a child. I have raised two children, alone.

You need a whole community to raise a child. I have raised two children, alone.

Some Native American writers enjoy being called Native American writers.

Some Native American writers enjoy being called Native American writers.

Freeing yourself was one thing; claiming ownership of that freed self was another.

Freeing yourself was one thing; claiming ownership of that freed self was another.