I have a hard time accepting diversity as a synonym for justice. Diversity is a corporate strategy.
ANGELA DAVISI have a hard time accepting diversity as a synonym for justice. Diversity is a corporate strategy.
ANGELA DAVISWell for one, the 13th amendment to the constitution of the US which abolished slavery – did not abolish slavery for those convicted of a crime.
ANGELA DAVISTo understand how any society functions you must understand the relationship between the men and the women.
ANGELA DAVISThe process of empowerment cannot be simplistically defined in accordance with our own particular class interests. We must learn to lift as we climb.
ANGELA DAVISThe campaign against the death penalty has been – while a powerful campaign, its participants have been those who attend all of the vigils, a relatively small number of people.
ANGELA DAVISRevolution is a serious thing, the most serious thing about a revolutionary’s life. When one commits oneself to the struggle, it must be for a lifetime.
ANGELA DAVISYou can’t criticize people for wanting to have a decent life or wanting to live decently.
ANGELA DAVISI think in black communities today we need to encourage a lot more cross racial organizing.
ANGELA DAVISIt is essential to resist the depiction of history as the work of heroic individuals.
ANGELA DAVISDiscrimination based on skin color, sexual orientation,& gender needs to stop. We’re all humans at the end of the day.
ANGELA DAVISWalls turned sideways are bridges.
ANGELA DAVISFeminism involves so much more than gender equality and it involves so much more than gender.
ANGELA DAVISHistory always seems to repeat itself.
ANGELA DAVISIt’s my body and I have the right to do whatever I want to do with it. So does every other female on this planet.
ANGELA DAVISWe have to talk about liberating minds as well as liberating society.
ANGELA DAVISThe process of empowerment cannot be simplistically defined in accordance with our own particular class interests. We must learn to lift as we climb.
ANGELA DAVIS