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“When I got to college, the fake ID thing wasn't that important, since pretty much everyone could get away with drinking in New Orleans. But the drugs, well, that was a different story altogether, because drugs are every bit as illegal in New Orleans as anywhere else--at least, if you're black and poor, and have the misfortune of doing your drugs somewhere other than the dorms at Tulane University. But if you are lucky enough to be living at Tulane, which is a pretty white place, especially contrasted with the city where it's located, which is 65 percent black, then you are absolutely set.”

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Tim Wise

Tim Wise (born October 4, 1968) is one of America's most prominent anti-racism activists, writers, and public speakers. He is renowned for his incisive critiques of white privilege and systemic racism. Through his lectures, books, and media appearances, Wise has become a leading voice in American discussions about race and social justice. His influential book "White Like Me: Reflections on Race from a Privileged Son" has been widely used in university anti-racism education programs. more

“And let's just be honest, there is no such place called 'justice,' if by that we envision a finish line, or a point at which the battle is won and the need to continue the struggle over with. After all, even when you succeed in obtaining a measure of justice, you're always forced to mobilize to defend that which you've won. There is no looming vacation. But there is redemption in struggle.”

Ifs Needs Lines Justice Struggle Honest Battle Succeed Redemption Being Honest Vacation Obtaining Finish Line Looming

Book:White Like Me: Reflections on Race from a Privileged Son

Source: White Like Me: Reflections on Race from a Privileged Son

“It was true; always had been. Friendships were like marriages in that way. Routines and patterns were poured early and hardened like cement.”

Way Patterns Cement Hardened

Book:The Kristin Hannah Collection: Volume 1: Firefly Lane, True Colors, Fly Away

Source: The Kristin Hannah Collection: Volume 1: Firefly Lane, True Colors, Fly Away

“The only thing that makes one an artist is making art. And that requires the precise opposite of hanging out; a deeply lonely and unglamorous task of tolerating oneself long enough to push something out.”

Long Art Enough Artist Tasks Lonely Opposites Oneself Hanging Out Precise

Author:David Rakoff

“Everybody's got something. In the end, what choice does one really have but to understand that truth, to really take it in, and then shop for groceries, get a haircut, do one's work; get on with the business of one's life. That's the hope, anyway.”