I pray for my enemies, that God would forgive them.
RUBY BRIDGESI pray for my enemies, that God would forgive them.
RUBY BRIDGESIf 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.
RUBY BRIDGESI believe in my prayers.
RUBY BRIDGESI was the first black child to desegregate the all-white William Frantz Elementary School in Louisiana in 1960.
RUBY BRIDGESYou cannot look at a person and tell whether they’re good or bad.
RUBY BRIDGESToday and Everyday I stand against Injustice and in solidarity with our Asian, Asian-American & Pacific Islander Brothers and Sisters.
RUBY BRIDGESI want to inspire kids.
RUBY BRIDGESI believe that we have to come together, and we have to rely on the goodness of each other.
RUBY BRIDGESRacism is a form of hate. We pass it on to our young people. When we do that, we are robbing children of their innocence.
RUBY BRIDGESNow that I’m a parent, I know that my parents were incredibly brave.
RUBY BRIDGESI felt like there was something I needed to do – speaking to kids and sharing my story with them and helping them understand racism has no place in the minds and hearts of children.
RUBY BRIDGESWhen I think about our babies today and them not being safe in school, I think that should be the next civil rights movement, you know, is to ban the assault weapons so that our babies can be safe.
RUBY BRIDGESMy mother and our pastor always said you have to pray for your enemies and people who do you wrong, and that’s what I did.
RUBY BRIDGESEvil looks like you and I. I know what evil looks like, and I know that it comes in all shades and colors.
RUBY BRIDGESRacism is a grown-up disease, and we should stop using our kids to spread it.
RUBY BRIDGESMy mother had taught me that the only thing you could depend on was your faith, and I had that.
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