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Today and Everyday I stand against Injustice and in solidarity with our Asian, Asian-American & Pacific Islander Brothers and Sisters.

Ruby Bridges

My mother had taught me that the only thing you could depend on was your faith, and I had that.
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Faith Mom Myself
I think racism is something that is passed on and taught to our kids, and that’s a shame.
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Children Myself Ourselves Shame Thinking
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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Myself Ourselves Place Thinking
You cannot look at a person and tell whether they’re good or bad.
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Appearance Bad Goodness Person Yourself
I believe in my prayers.
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Believe Myself Prayer
Evil isn’t prejudiced. It doesn’t care what you look like; it just wants a place to rest. It’s up to you whether you give it that place.
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Care Evil Place Yourself
A lot of my strength came from my upbringing.
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Growth Myself Strength
We must absolutely take care of one another.
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Care Oneself
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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Appearance God Greatness Judgement Lesson Skin Teaching
We stand United against Racism!
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Oppression Race Unity
Now that I’m a parent, I know that my parents were incredibly brave.
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Brave Myself Parents Present
Kids come into the world with clean hearts, fresh starts.
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Children Heart Start World
I pray for my enemies, that God would forgive them.
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Enemy Forgiveness God Myself Pray
I believe it doesn’t do yourself any good to hate.
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Believe Goodness Hate Myself
We have tolerance, respect, and equality in our written laws but not in the hearts of some of our people.
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Equality Heart People Respect Tolerance Writing
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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Appearance Evil Myself Yourself

Today and Everyday I stand against Injustice and in solidarity with our Asian, Asian-American & Pacific Islander Brothers and Sisters.

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