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“You have to get over the fear of facing the worst in yourself. You should instead fear unexamined racism. Fear the thought that right now, you could be contributing to the oppression of others and you don't know it. But do not fear those who bring that oppression to light. Do not fear the opportunity to do better.”

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Book:So You Want to Talk About Race

Source: So You Want to Talk About Race

“I know that it's hard to believe that the people you look to for safety and security are the same people who are causing us so much harm. But I'm not lying and I'm not delusional. I am scared and I am hurting and we are dying. And I really, really need you to believe me.”

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Book:So You Want to Talk About Race

Source: So You Want to Talk About Race

“A lot of people want to skip ahead to the finish line of racial harmony. Past all this unpleasantness to a place where all wounds are healed and the past is laid to rest.”

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Book:So You Want to Talk About Race

Source: So You Want to Talk About Race

“Our humanity is worth a little discomfort, it's actually worth a lot of discomfort.”

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Book:So You Want to Talk About Race

Source: So You Want to Talk About Race

“Act now, because people are dying now in this unjust system. How many lives have been ground up by racial prejudice and hate? How many opportunities have we already lost? Act and talk and learn and fuck up and learn some more and act again and do better. We have to do this all at once. We have to learn and fight at the same time. Because people have been waiting far too long for their chance to live as equals in this society.”

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Book:So You Want to Talk About Race

Source: So You Want to Talk About Race

“No matter what our intentions, everything we say and do in the pursuit of justice will one day be outdated, ineffective, and yes, probably wrong. That is the way progress works. What we do now is important and helpful so long as what we do now is what is needed now.”

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Book:So You Want to Talk About Race

Source: So You Want to Talk About Race

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