“Evil is the shadow of angel. Just as there are angels of light, support, guidance, healing and defense, so we have experiences of shadow angels. And we have names for them: racism, sexism, homophobia are all demons - but they're not out there.” LightEvilNamesWomenHealingSupportRacismAngelShadowDefenseGuidanceDemonSexismHomophobiaAngels And DemonsLight And Shadow Author:Matthew Fox
“We live surrounded by white images, and white in this world is synonymous with the good, light, beauty, success, so that, despite ourselves sometimes, we run after that whiteness and deny our darkness, which has been made into the symbol of all that is evil and inferior.” WorldHas BeensMadeSometimesLightRunningEvilWhiteDarknessThis WorldRacismDenyDespiteSymbolsInferiorsWhitenessWhite Privilege Book:Reena and Other Stories Source: Reena and Other Stories
“I remember after I dated this white man, nobody said anything but there was a couple of men in my family that joked after that. 'Oh yeah, we had a party when y'all broke up. Hee hee hee.' And, you know, they laughed, and it was like light and a joke. But, you know, that's real. That was real and they let me know. And, it's almost acceptable within our culture to be prejudiced toward whites because of our history. This country is loaded with racism .” KnowsMenSaidRealCountryLightRememberCultureWhitePartyCoupleRacismJokesMy FamilyLet MeYeahBrokeLaughedAcceptableWhite ManLoadedBroke Up Author:Sanaa Lathan
“People thought once Obama got into office that racism was over with. But, what we ended up learning was that it just came more into the light.” PeopleLightOfficeRacism Author:Lil Rel Howery
“I remember how being young and black and gay and lonely felt. A lot of it was fine, feeling I had the truth and the light and the key, but a lot of it was purely hell.” FeelingsLightRememberYoungLiteratureFeltBlackHellKeysFineGayRacismLonelyBeing Lonely Author:Audre Lorde
“It's easy to pretend 'to be fierce and fearless because living your truth takes real courage. Real fearless and fierce women admit mistakes and they work to correct them. We stand up and we use our voices for things other than self promotion. We don't stand by and let racism and sexism and homophobia run rapid on our watch. Real fearless and fierce women complement other women and we recognize and embrace that their shine in no way diminishes our light and that it actually makes our light shine brighter.” WayRealSelfUseLightRunningEasyVoiceMistakeWatchesRacismEmbraceShiningFearlessSexismFierceDiminishRapidsPromotionBrighterHomophobiaComplementSelf PromotionReal Courage Author:Gabrielle Union
“When I was younger, living in an all-black neighborhood the other kids thought I was better than them because of my light skin and straight hair. Then we moved to an all-white neighborhood and that was a culture shock ... I'd been used to being around all black kids.” LightKidsUsedCultureBlackWhiteHairRacismSkinsMovedShockNeighborhoodAll BlackCulture ShockBlack RacismStraight Hair Author:Halle Berry
“The truth is, no one wants to face the fact that there was a huge double standard in baseball, and white athletes like Mark McGwire, Cal Ripken Jr., and Brady Anderson were protected and coddled in a way that an outspoken Latino like me never would be. The light-eyed and white-skinned were declared household names. Canseco the Cuban was left out in the cold, where racism and double standards rule.” WayWantFactsLightWould BeFacesNamesLeftWhiteHugeColdTruth IsRacismStandardsBaseballMarkAthleteLike MeProtectedHouseholdLatinoCubanLeft OutDouble StandardOutspokenBradyCal Ripken Author:Jose Canseco
“I found that my wounds begin to heal when the voices of those endangered by silence are given power. The silence of hopelessness, of despair buried in the depths of poverty, violence, racism are more deadly than bullets. The gift of light, in our compassion, our listening, our works of love is the gift of life to ourselves.” LightFoundGivenVoiceLove IsSilenceCompassionPovertyViolenceListeningDespairRacismDepthWoundsHealBuriedBulletsHopelessnessGifts Of Life Author:Janice Mirikitani
“I am not ashamed to use the word class. I will also plead guilty to another charge. The charge is that people belonging to my class think they're better than other people. You're damn right we're better. We're better because we do not shirk our obligations either to ourselves or to others. . . .we live by our lights, we die by our lights, and whoever the high gods may be, we'll look them in the eye without apology.” PeopleThinkingLooksMayUseLightEyeDiesClassRacismObligationGuiltyDamnAshamedLive ByBelongingApologyShirk Book:The Moviegoer Source: The Moviegoer