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Famous DaShanne Stokes Quotes
“Bigotry lives not just in our words, but in our actions, thoughts, and institutions.”
“There is nothing 'honorable' or 'reasonable' in giving a pass to those who want to discriminate.”
“What matters most is not 'what' you are, but 'who' you are.”
“Bigotry and sexism destroy the unity needed for a nation to live.”
“Those who benefit from unearned privilege are too often quick to discount those who don't.”
“The minute we look away, the minute we stop fighting back, that's the minute bigotry wins.”
“If you'd combat bigotry, use honest language and call things out for what they really are.”
“An institution rooted in slavery cannot be the voice of our people.”
“Racism is dead only to those who've closed their eyes and ears to the whole world around them.”
“Whites saying 'make America white again' is like millionaires saying 'make the wealthy rich again.”
“People often call fighting racism being 'PC' when they don't want to confront their own prejudice”
“Privilege is presuming to speak for others you know nothing about.”
“It speaks volumes when people who are discriminated against go on to discriminate against others.”
“Prejudice is learned. What will you teach others through your actions and words?”
“Racism isn't just what you say, think, do, and feel. It is also what you allow.”
“Discrimination is discrimination, even when people claim it's 'tradition.”
“Calling for an end to hate shouldn't be treated as a punishable offense.”
“It's a scary world we live in when a person of color endorses a racist for president.”
“Prejudice plunges you into a world of fear and hate. That's no way to live.”