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Racism is a grown-up disease, and we should stop using our kids to spread it.

Ruby Bridges

When it comes to love, never be reckless with someone else’s heart.
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Heart Love
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
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
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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Black Change Oppression Ourselves See Strength Yourself
Now that I’m a parent, I know that my parents were incredibly brave.
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Brave Myself Parents Present
I want to inspire kids.
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Children Inspirational Myself
We may not all be equally guilty. But we are all equally responsible for building a decent and just society.
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Equality Guilty Responsible
We must absolutely take care of one another.
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Care Oneself
Kids come into the world with clean hearts, fresh starts.
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Children Heart Start World
I believe in my prayers.
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Believe Myself Prayer
I was the first black child to desegregate the all-white William Frantz Elementary School in Louisiana in 1960.
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Black Children Myself Success
A lot of my strength came from my upbringing.
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Growth Myself Strength
Love is Love. Better to Love than Hate!!!
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Hate Love
Today and Everyday I stand against Injustice and in solidarity with our Asian, Asian-American & Pacific Islander Brothers and Sisters.
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Justice Myself
Racism is a form of hate. We pass it on to our young people. When we do that, we are robbing children of their innocence.
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Children Hate Oppression People Young
I pray for my enemies, that God would forgive them.
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Enemy Forgiveness God Myself Pray

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