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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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...

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...

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...

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.

I'm such a girl for the living room. I really like to stay in my...

I'm such a girl for the living room. I really like to stay in my...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

We judge on the basis of what somebody looks like, skin color, whether we think...

We judge on the basis of what somebody looks like, skin color, whether we think...

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'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 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...

I thought about how we need to make children feel that there are times in...

I thought about how we need to make children feel that there are times in...

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...

Will they not then turn to Allah and ask His forgiveness? And Allah is Forgiving,...

Will they not then turn to Allah and ask His forgiveness? And Allah is Forgiving,...

Tolkien offers sympathy, surrender, friendship and, most of all, forgiveness.

Tolkien offers sympathy, surrender, friendship and, most of all, forgiveness.