Home / Authors / Christina Hammonds Reed

Christina Hammonds Reed Quotes

Author

Browse famous quotes by Christina Hammonds Reed.

Filter quotes by topic

All Poc African American La Riots African Americans Black Lives Matter Black Women Quotes Gender Inequality Music People Of Color

Famous Christina Hammonds Reed Quotes

“Sometimes when you want to disappear, it's easiest to hide in music.”

Book:The Black Kids

Source: The Black Kids

“Sometimes it's hard being a girl, and it's hard being black. Being both is like carrying a double load, but you're not supposed to complain about it. There are so many things you have to remember about how to be.”

Race Gender Inequality Black Women Quotes

Book:The Black Kids

Source: The Black Kids

“We have to walk around being perfect all the time just to be seen as human. Don't you ever get tired of being a symbol? Don't you ever just want to be human?”

African American Black Lives Matter Poc People Of Color

Book:The Black Kids

Source: The Black Kids

“It's not just about Rodney. It's about all of us.”

African American Racism In America Poc Rodney King La Riots

Book:The Black Kids

Source: The Black Kids

“I feel ashamed that black people are both the agents and the victims of this chaos, and I don't want to be thought of like that. But I'm also ashamed of myself for thinking I'm somehow better. The shame I feel in my guts, pulsing, spiraling; but also everything feels very far away. I'm black, but my black is different from that of those rioters on TV.”

African Americans Poc La Riots

Book:The Black Kids

Source: The Black Kids