"The U.S. has the largest prison population in the world: two million people. One out of every eight prisoners in the world is an African American. We are warehousing people as a profit to shareholders or for benefits to communities that get to host federal prisons. It is modern slavery. The whole future of America's black community is at risk. One out of every three young black men in Washington, D.C., is under one arm or the other of the criminal justice system. These are the continuing consequences of slavery."

Source : Interview with Amitabh Pal, www.sharedhost.progressive.org. September 26, 2005.

Randall Robinson

#Men Quotes #People Quotes #Justice Quotes

“When you are free of your self in your heart, your labouring within your self is therapeutic to your self. It is a constant blend into your self of what your own Being is. The movement of love, enjoying being at work in the self. The movement of love, enjoying making a change in your self. The enjoyment of application.”
“I assure you my professions never go beyond my intentions ...”

Source : Elizabeth Inchbald (1808). “The British Theatre: Or, a Collection of Plays, which are Acted at the Theaters Royal ... : With Biographical and Critical Remarks. Such things are. Every one has his fault. Wifes as they were. Lover's vows. To marry or not to marry”
“He who reckons ten friends has not one.”
“Before 2010, I had a vision. I saw a family in my mind that I wanted to have. And I was pushing and driving hard for my picture, and then I realized everyone has their own journey. I have to support what they want to do. I have to support the vision that they have for themselves, not my vision. That was excruciating for me.”
“I'm a child in that respect: able to live, physically speaking, on a crumb of anticipation for weeks at a time, but always in danger of crushing the waited-for event with the freight of my excessive hope.”
“Sometimes the poorest woman leaves her children the richest inheritance.”
“Playing a superhero was an acting challenge for me. It was fun.”

Source : "Hiro of ‘Heroes’: Will the real geek step up?". East Valley Tribune interview, www.eastvalleytribune.com. May 21, 2007.
“This girl said "Yes" when I wasn't ready. I kissed her lightly and got so dizzy I had to sit down.”

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