I wanted to use my experience to teach kids that racism has no place in hearts and minds.
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The greatest lesson I learned that year in Mrs. Henry’s class was the lesson Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., tried to teach us all: Never judge people by the color of their skin. God makes each of us unique in ways that go much deeper.
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Evil looks like you and I. I know what evil looks like, and I know that it comes in all shades and colors.
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I do think that some people are born as old souls.
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Racism is a grown-up disease, and we should stop using our kids to spread it.
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We have tolerance, respect, and equality in our written laws but not in the hearts of some of our people.
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Love is Love. Better to Love than Hate!!!
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My 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.
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Our elders said back then that if Black folks really wanted to see Change, they had to step up to the plate and do it themselves. Somebody has to be First. Will that be you?
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We stand United against Racism!
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We must absolutely take care of one another.
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When 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.
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I want to inspire kids.
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Now that I’m a parent, I know that my parents were incredibly brave.
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Kids come into the world with clean hearts, fresh starts.
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Learn from these monuments, whether we like them or not, and put them in their context.
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