I have a hard time accepting diversity as a synonym for justice. Diversity is a corporate strategy.
ANGELA DAVISIt’s true that it’s within the realm of cultural politics that young people tend to work through political issues, which I think is good, although it’s not going to solve the problems.
More Angela Davis Quotes
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It’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.
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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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I never saw myself as an individual who had any particular leadership powers.
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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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The 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.
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Consent needs to be present in order for it not to be considered rape. “No” means No & guys need to understand that.
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Radical simply means “grasping things at the root.
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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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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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Justice is indivisible. You can’t decide who gets civil rights and who doesn’t.
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What this country needs is more unemployed politicians.
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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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Well of course I get depressed sometimes, yes I do.
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If they come for me in the morning, they will come for you in the night.
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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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