“We will all profit from a more diverse, inclusive society, understanding, accommodating, even celebrating our differences, while pulling together for the common good.”
Source: My Own Words
“Black people and people of color are taught in school, in the media, and in everyday interactions to be empathetic and understanding of white people and their history. But most white people never have to do the same for us.”
Source: The Black Friend: On Being a Better White Person
“I've come to realize that a fear of accountability is why white people say things like 'I don't see color' and 'Why does everything have to be about race?' Because to see my color, to see my culture, to see my race, would also mean taking responsibility for how white people have historically treated people my color, with my culture, from my race.”
Source: The Black Friend: On Being a Better White Person
“If we understand the divinity of our existence, we will accept our diversity.”
“Culture should be a path, not a prison.”
Source: Sleepless for Society
“The seed of cultural harmony lies not in the culture you are born in but in the recognition of the sweetness of other cultures.”
Source: Sleepless for Society
“Ah, it is impossible."
"No, it is only very difficult - so very difficult that I shall be sure to accomplish it!”
Source: Capitola's Peril
“Where do white people start? How does someone learn empathy? Is it by watching a specific movie? Listening to an album? I think it starts with understanding.”
Source: The Black Friend: On Being a Better White Person
“The Black Friend is the person who is willing to speak the truth to the white people in their lives, to call them out when they do or say something hurtful, ignorant, or offensive.”
Source: The Black Friend: On Being a Better White Person
“If your objective is to have enough revenue for integration, or simply to obtain financial independence, it is necessary to find alternative ways to create resources in order to build up a assets that can be inherited.”
Source: Successful Citizens through entrepreneurship