“How could she possibly keep her daughter safe from all that being black in this country weaponized against her? Protect her life, of course, but proportionally protect her mind and heart? Did any place exist where the path to her daughter finding herself wasn't obstructed? Was there ever any room in this country for little black girls to fully self-actualize?” RacismSafetyGirlsMothersAfrican AmericansBlacksDaughtersBlack GirlsBlack Mothers Book:Sky Full of Elephants Source: Sky Full of Elephants
“Mississippi is the shadow, the soul, and the skeleton closet of the nation. If America had ruins, Mississippi would be it. Every step you take got blood in the soil.” ViolenceBloodRacismMississippi Book:Sky Full of Elephants Source: Sky Full of Elephants