Poor people, people of color – especially are much more likely to be found in prison than in institutions of higher education.
ANGELA DAVISWe have to talk about liberating minds as well as liberating society.
More Angela Davis Quotes
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Progressive art can assist people to learn what’s at work in the society in which they live.
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Racism, 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.
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Feminism involves so much more than gender equality and it involves so much more than gender.
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Well for one, the 13th amendment to the constitution of the US which abolished slavery – did not abolish slavery for those convicted of a crime.
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It is in collectivities that we find reservoirs of hope and optimism.
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It is essential to resist the depiction of history as the work of heroic individuals.
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Walls turned sideways are bridges.
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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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The process of empowerment cannot be simplistically defined in accordance with our own particular class interests. We must learn to lift as we climb.
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I am no longer accepting the things I cannot change. I am changing the things I cannot accept.
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We know the road to freedom has always been stalked by death.
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Equal pay for women has always been an issue, eventhough we all know women work 10x harder than most men do.
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Well of course I get depressed sometimes, yes I do.
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We have to talk about liberating minds as well as liberating society.
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I’m suggesting that we abolish the social function of prisons.
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