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Hardly any aspect of my life, from where I had lived to my education to my employment history to my friendships, had been free from the taint of racial inequity, from racism, from whiteness. My racial identity had shaped me from the womb forward. I had not been in control of my own narrative. It wasn’t just race that was a social construct. So was I.

Tim Wise's Popular Quotes

Here's the reality. The image of a white Jesus has been used to justify enslavement, conquest, colonialism, the genocide of indigenous peoples. There…

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If you want to know if racism is a problem in your country, you might not want to ask white people.

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Too often, systems of oppression turn those who are the targets of the oppression against one another.

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The power of resistance is to set an example: not necessarily to change the person with whom you disagree, but to empower the one who is watching and…

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If we dont figure out a way to create equity, real equity, of opportunity and access, to good schools, housing, health care, and decent paying jobs, …

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The denial of racism is a form of racism itself.

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And let's just be honest, there is no such place called 'justice,' if by that we envision a finish line, or a point at which the battle is won and th…

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Ignorance of how we are shaped racially is the first sign of privilege. In other words. It is a privilege to ignore the consequences of race in Ameri…

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Standing still is never an option so long as inequities remain embedded in the very fabric of the culture.

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