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Black trauma is never given space to heal because we have to make sure the white people who hurt us don’t feel too bad about it. Even as victims, we’re told to care about the feelings of those who harm us.

— Luvvie Ajayi

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If there’s a book that you want to read, but it hasn’t been written yet, then you must write it.

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Being a 'good man' is something you do, not something you are.

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