That’s really what my work is all about – bringing kids together.
RUBY BRIDGESThat’s really what my work is all about – bringing kids together.
RUBY BRIDGESRacism is a grown-up disease, and we should stop using our kids to spread it.
RUBY BRIDGESI pray for my enemies, that God would forgive them.
RUBY BRIDGESI was the first black child to desegregate the all-white William Frantz Elementary School in Louisiana in 1960.
RUBY BRIDGESI wanted to use my experience to teach kids that racism has no place in hearts and minds.
RUBY BRIDGESI believe it doesn’t do yourself any good to hate.
RUBY BRIDGESIf 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.
RUBY BRIDGESWe must absolutely take care of one another.
RUBY BRIDGESEvil looks like you and I. I know what evil looks like, and I know that it comes in all shades and colors.
RUBY BRIDGESNow that I’m a parent, I know that my parents were incredibly brave.
RUBY BRIDGESBravery knows no age or gender.
RUBY BRIDGESMy mother had taught me that the only thing you could depend on was your faith, and I had that.
RUBY BRIDGESI want to inspire kids.
RUBY BRIDGESToday and Everyday I stand against Injustice and in solidarity with our Asian, Asian-American & Pacific Islander Brothers and Sisters.
RUBY BRIDGESWe may not all be equally guilty. But we are all equally responsible for building a decent and just society.
RUBY BRIDGESEvil 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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