Consent needs to be present in order for it not to be considered rape. “No” means No & guys need to understand that.
ANGELA DAVISRacism, in the first place, is a weapon used by the wealthy to increase the profits they bring in by paying Black workers less for their work.
More Angela Davis Quotes
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I think we have to really focus on the issues much more than we may have in the past.
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No march, movement, or agenda that defines manhood in the narrowest terms and seeks to make women lesser partners in this quest for equality can be considered a positive step.
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Sometimes we have to do the work even though we don’t yet see a glimmer on the horizon that it’s actually going to be possible.
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You can’t criticize people for wanting to have a decent life or wanting to live decently.
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Prison relieves us of the responsibility of seriously engaging with the problems of our society, especially those produced by racism and, increasingly, global capitalism.
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Revolution 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.
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I think in black communities today we need to encourage a lot more cross racial organizing.
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Human beings cannot be willed and molded into non-existence.
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Well of course I get depressed sometimes, yes I do.
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We should seek out all the doors which still remain ajar, however slight the opening might be.
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We live in a society of an imposed forgetfulness, a society that depends on public amnesia
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The only weapons that make me dangerous are my mind, mouth and pride, which will surely educate you.
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We know the road to freedom has always been stalked by death.
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In a racist society it is not enough to be non-racist, we must be anti-racist.
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Poor people, people of color – especially are much more likely to be found in prison than in institutions of higher education.
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