Major problem for Black women, and all people of color, when we are challenged to oppose anti-Semitism, is our profound skepticism that white people can actually be oppressed.
BARBARA SMITH
BARBARA SMITH
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Barbara Smith4 quotes“Major problem for Black women, and all people of color, when we are challenged to oppose anti-Semitism, is our profound skepticism that white people can actually be oppressed.”
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And when life seems grey, wrap yourself in the mercy of autumn.
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Paul CezannePaul Cezanne There is a logic of colors, and it is with this alone, and not with the logic of the brain, that the painter should conform.
Paul CezannePaul Cezanne There is no model, there is only color.
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