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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
I felt like there was something I needed to do – speaking to kids and sharing my story with them and helping them understand racism has no place in the minds and hearts of children.
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Children Feeling Help Myself Need Place Story Understand
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 believe in my prayers.
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Believe Myself Prayer
We must absolutely take care of one another.
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Care Oneself
If you really think about it, if we begin to teach history exactly the way that it happened – good, bad, ugly, no matter what – I believe that we’re going to find that we are closer, more connected than we are apart.
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Beginning Believe Connection History Teaching Thinking Yourself
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
Bravery knows no age or gender.
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Brave One Liner
Love is Love. Better to Love than Hate!!!
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Hate Love
I wanted to use my experience to teach kids that racism has no place in hearts and minds.
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Experience Heart Mindset Myself Place Teaching
We all have a common enemy, and it is evil.
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Enemy Evil
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
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
You cannot look at a person and tell whether they’re good or bad.
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Appearance Bad Goodness Person Yourself
Now that I’m a parent, I know that my parents were incredibly brave.
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Brave Myself Parents Present
Racism is a grown-up disease, and we should stop using our kids to spread it.
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Children Deep Growth Oppression Ourselves Stop

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