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I believe it doesn’t do yourself any good to hate.

Ruby Bridges

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
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
Love is Love. Better to Love than Hate!!!
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Hate Love
I want to inspire kids.
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Children Inspirational Myself
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 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
I do think that some people are born as old souls.
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Born Myself Old Soul 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
We stand United against Racism!
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Oppression Race Unity
A lot of my strength came from my upbringing.
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Growth Myself Strength
I pray for my enemies, that God would forgive them.
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Enemy Forgiveness God Myself Pray
Now that I’m a parent, I know that my parents were incredibly brave.
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Brave Myself Parents Present
I believe in my prayers.
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Believe Myself Prayer
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
That’s really what my work is all about – bringing kids together.
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Children Myself Togetherness
We must absolutely take care of one another.
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Care Oneself

I believe it doesn’t do yourself any good to hate.

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