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We may not all be equally guilty. But we are all equally responsible for building a decent and just society.

Ruby Bridges

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
I believe it doesn’t do yourself any good to hate.
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Believe Goodness Hate Myself
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
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
I believe in my prayers.
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Believe Myself Prayer
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
Bravery knows no age or gender.
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Brave One Liner
We must absolutely take care of one another.
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Care Oneself
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
My mother and our pastor always said you have to pray for your enemies and people who do you wrong, and that’s what I did.
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Enemy Mom Myself Prayer Yourself
We all have a common enemy, and it is evil.
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Enemy Evil
Now that I’m a parent, I know that my parents were incredibly brave.
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Brave Myself Parents Present
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
That’s really what my work is all about – bringing kids together.
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Children Myself Togetherness
Love is Love. Better to Love than Hate!!!
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Hate Love
When it comes to love, never be reckless with someone else’s heart.
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Heart Love
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
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
I do think that some people are born as old souls.
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Born Myself Old Soul Thinking
Kids come into the world with clean hearts, fresh starts.
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Children Heart Start World
You cannot look at a person and tell whether they’re good or bad.
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Appearance Bad Goodness Person Yourself
I want to inspire kids.
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Children Inspirational Myself
A lot of my strength came from my upbringing.
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Growth Myself Strength
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 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
I believe that we have to come together, and we have to rely on the goodness of each other.
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Believe Goodness Myself Togetherness
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

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