No other group in America has so had their identity socialized out of existence as have black women... When black people are talked about the focus tends to be on black men; and when women are talked about the focus…

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It's in the act of having to do things that you don't want to that...

It's in the act of having to do things that you don't want to that...

The moment we choose to love we begin to move against domination, against oppression. The...

The moment we choose to love we begin to move against domination, against oppression. The...

Death is with you all the time; you get deeper in it as you move...

Death is with you all the time; you get deeper in it as you move...

Yesterday I was thinking about the whole idea of genius and creative people, and the...

Yesterday I was thinking about the whole idea of genius and creative people, and the...

For me, forgiveness and compassion are always linked: how do we hold people accountable for...

For me, forgiveness and compassion are always linked: how do we hold people accountable for...

I'm so disturbed when my women students behave as though they can only read women,...

I'm so disturbed when my women students behave as though they can only read women,...

The political core of any movement for freedom in the society has to have the...

The political core of any movement for freedom in the society has to have the...

I began writing a book on love because I felt that the United States is...

I began writing a book on love because I felt that the United States is...

Many spiritual teachers - in Buddhism, in Islam - have talked about first-hand experience of...

Many spiritual teachers - in Buddhism, in Islam - have talked about first-hand experience of...

I feel like there is always something trying to pull us back into sleep, that...

I feel like there is always something trying to pull us back into sleep, that...

When we drop fear, we can draw nearer to people, we can draw nearer to...

When we drop fear, we can draw nearer to people, we can draw nearer to...

The capacity to love is tied to being able to be awake, to being able...

The capacity to love is tied to being able to be awake, to being able...

Why is it that many contemporary male thinkers, especially men of color, repudiate the imperialist...

Why is it that many contemporary male thinkers, especially men of color, repudiate the imperialist...

Some people act as though art that is for a mass audience is not good...

Some people act as though art that is for a mass audience is not good...

What had begun as a movement to free all black people from racist oppression became...

What had begun as a movement to free all black people from racist oppression became...

I will not have my life narrowed down. I will not bow down to somebody...

I will not have my life narrowed down. I will not bow down to somebody...

All our silences in the face of racist assault are acts of complicity.

All our silences in the face of racist assault are acts of complicity.

For me, forgiveness and compassion are always linked: how do we hold people accountable for...

For me, forgiveness and compassion are always linked: how do we hold people accountable for...

He said: I will ask for you forgiveness from my Lord; surely He is the...

He said: I will ask for you forgiveness from my Lord; surely He is the...

Forgiveness is a funny thing. It warms the heart and cools the sting.

Forgiveness is a funny thing. It warms the heart and cools the sting.