My mother had taught me that the only thing you could depend on was your faith, and I had that.
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Kids come into the world with clean hearts, fresh starts.
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My mother had taught me that the only thing you could depend on was your faith, and I had that.
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The greatest lesson I learned that year in Mrs. Henry’s class was the lesson Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., tried to teach us all: Never judge people by the color of their skin. God makes each of us unique in ways that go much deeper.
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If you really think about it, if we begin to teach history exactly the way that it happened – good, bad, ugly, no matter what – I believe that we’re going to find that we are closer, more connected than we are apart.
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When it comes to love, never be reckless with someone else’s heart.
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We may not all be equally guilty. But we are all equally responsible for building a decent and just society.
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I do think that some people are born as old souls.
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Evil looks like you and I. I know what evil looks like, and I know that it comes in all shades and colors.
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You cannot look at a person and tell whether they’re good or bad.
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Our elders said back then that if Black folks really wanted to see Change, they had to step up to the plate and do it themselves. Somebody has to be First. Will that be you?
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I pray for my enemies, that God would forgive them.
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Love is Love. Better to Love than Hate!!!
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We must absolutely take care of one another.
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Racism is a form of hate. We pass it on to our young people. When we do that, we are robbing children of their innocence.
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Today and Everyday I stand against Injustice and in solidarity with our Asian, Asian-American & Pacific Islander Brothers and Sisters.
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I believe in my prayers.
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I was the first black child to desegregate the all-white William Frantz Elementary School in Louisiana in 1960.
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