“For the women out there that I've hurt with my male privilege, I'm sorry.” HurtMalesSorryPrivilegeI'm SorryMale Privilege Author:Nate Parker
“I need to take toward a lot of things that will refine me and make me better suited for leading anyone out of any place of injustice to a place of justice.” NeedsJusticeInjustice Author:Nate Parker
“We kind of reduce our responsibility to not saying the N-word and to condemning the Klansmen, rather than saying many of our celebrated institutions are systemically racist. Many of our institutions that deal with law enforcement or controlling the bodies of Black people are systemically racist. Many of our educational institutions are systemically racist. Many of our corporate institutions are systemically racist. We don't have those conversations, so things don't change.” PeopleKindBlackResponsibilityEducationalRacistBlack PeopleLaw Enforcement Author:Nate Parker
“We have such a knee-jerk reaction to our young people, not recognizing our young people carry the torch. We condemn them for their hats worn a certain way or their hoodie worn a certain way, or their pants sagging a certain way, but the reality is, we need to meet them where they stand. We need to arm them with what they need to fight, and then we need to get the hell out the way and let them lead. That is something that is not happening in our communities.” PeopleRealityFightingCommunityHell Author:Nate Parker
“Any movement that has been successful in this country for Black liberation has included old and young, men and women, and people not of color that understand their superiority complex, that understand White supremacy, and that internalize that, sort that out, and heal from that in order that they might help, because there are some people of color that are not on our side.” PeopleMenCountryHelpingBlackSuccessfulMen And WomenHealLiberationSuperiorityWhite Supremacy Author:Nate Parker
“And when I say dominate, I just mean work harder than anyone else could possibly work at it.” MeanHard WorkHarderWork Harder Author:Nate Parker