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“But we just wanted to go to school." Her voice broke again. "I'm sixteen. I shouldn't have to beg for that. But we just want to get to class without fearing for our lives.” LifeSchoolDeathFearShootingGun ControlPolice BrutalityBrutalityLivesAnger Is A Gift Book:Anger Is a Gift Source: Anger Is a Gift
“Oh, Moss," she said. "How little faith you have in others." "Do you blame me? I don't have much faith to go on these days, what with the world ending around us." "You know, sometimes it does feel like we're in one of those trendy dystopian novels," she admitted. "Except a lot less white.” FaithWhiteRaceComedyDiversityDiverseDystopianTrendyWorld EndingAnger Is A Gift Book:Anger Is a Gift Source: Anger Is a Gift
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“Anger is a gift. Remember that." She stood. "You gotta grasp onto it, hold it tight and use it as ammunition. You use that anger to get things done instead of just stewing in it.” ChangeAngerProtestRebellionAmmunitionResistProtestingAnger Is A Gift Book:Anger Is a Gift Source: Anger Is a Gift
“It's an insidious thing," Wanda said. "It never happens overnight. This kind of thing crept into our community a long time ago. It latched on. It fed on prejudice. Selfishness. Peoples inability to see life through someone else's eyes. And it grew, bigger and bigger, until we got to a point where some people don't even question why a cop should be allowed to shoot first and ask questions later.” RacismPoliceProtestRebellionGun ControlPolice BrutalityLawsCopsAnger Is A Gift Book:Anger Is a Gift Source: Anger Is a Gift
“Be yourself. Be over the top. Outlast them. Show them that no amount of fear will ever make you chance who you are.” GayComing Of AgeQueerMiddle GradeLgbtqiaPocLatinx Book:The Insiders Source: The Insiders