"Blacks are supposed to rejoice whenever our way of life becomes more mainstream. We seldom do. For we see in it a sanctioning that can only be granted by white society. In other words: If you're white, it's all right. If you're black, step back."

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Source : Lena Williams (2002). “It's the Little Things: Everyday Interactions that Anger, Annoy, and Divide the Races”, p.184, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Lena Williams

#White Quotes #Racism Quotes #Black Quotes

“As my Sicilian grandfather used to say, you get more flies with honey than with vinegar, right?”
“If you go to shows today, you have 16 celebrities sitting there, all these people who have nothing to do with fashion.”
“It's the latest trendy thinking by the Ministry of Justice... Restorative justice is a fad.”
“I believe that independent film making is the last frontier of creative expression available. So I'm always willing to lend a helping hand to a young film maker who's just getting into the business.”
“Life is just a lie with an 'F' in it, and death is definite”
“The glory of God's faithfulness is that no sin of ours has ever made Him unfaithful.”
“I want to touch the world through my performances on screen but also off screen.”

Source : "Annie Ilonzeh Doesn’t See Color But Is Happy To Be Charlie’s First Black Angel" by Rebecca Carroll, www.huffingtonpost.com. October 10, 2011.
“I'm focused on doing what makes me happiest and on how I can make real improvements and contributions to my immediate niche, i.e. my family, friends, and local community.”

Source : Source: ryanjordan.com

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