Favorite Quotes

“If growing up is painful for the Southern Black girl, being aware of her displacement is the rust on the razor that threatens the throat. It is an unnecessary insult.”

"Be the change you wish to see in the world."

“To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.”

"...I am convinced that life is 10% what happens to me and 90% how I react to it. And so it is with you; we are in charge of our attitudes."

“There is nothing more rare, nor more beautiful, than a woman being unapologetically herself; comfortable in her perfect imperfection. To me, that is the true essence of beauty.”

“Love never gives up, never loses faith, is always hopeful, and endures through every circumstance.”

Saturday, August 5, 2017

63 Cents

A seat at your table is not enough to make us gratefully accept crumbs, sit down, and shut up. Inequality homogenized into diversity is a piss-poor offering to any oppressed citizenry. Don't repackage stagnant to sell it as change. We are woke; we know things are the same. It doesn't matter that there are brown and black faces in the room or representation for women and LGBTQ; it doesn't matter if everyone worships different gods; diversity doesn't matter if not by Equality's side.