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 12, 2017

"Chanting 'White lives matter!' 'You will not replace us!' and 'Jews will not replace us!' several hundred white nationalists and white supremacists carrying torches marched in a parade through the University of Virginia campus Friday night." -@washingtonpost
This small bunch in Charlottesville, Virginia openly expressing their beliefs [at night in true KKK form] doesn't bother me nearly as much as the many around America who quietly feel the exact same way and occupy positions of power and influence, make laws, educate children, enforce laws, provide healthcare, etcetera. I prefer the former.

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