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I think racism is something that is passed on and taught to our kids, and that’s a shame.

Ruby Bridges

Now that I’m a parent, I know that my parents were incredibly brave.
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Brave Myself Parents Present
Learn from these monuments, whether we like them or not, and put them in their context.
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History Learning
We stand United against Racism!
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Oppression Race Unity
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
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
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
We must absolutely take care of one another.
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Care Oneself
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
A lot of my strength came from my upbringing.
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Growth Myself Strength
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
I pray for my enemies, that God would forgive them.
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Enemy Forgiveness God Myself Pray
Kids come into the world with clean hearts, fresh starts.
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Children Heart Start World
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
You cannot look at a person and tell whether they’re good or bad.
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Appearance Bad Goodness Person 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
That’s really what my work is all about – bringing kids together.
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Children Myself Togetherness

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