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There is no separation between the black community and the LGBT community. As a black, queer woman myself, I often have to assert, right, that it's not one or the other but that I am all of these things.
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'Socialism' became this weird household word partially because right-wingers call Obama a socialist, which he is the farthest from.
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For us, #BlackLivesMatter is really a re-humanization project. It's a way for us to love each other again, to love ourselves, and to project that love into the world so that we can transform it.
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It took me a long time to figure out that I didn't have to do everything, that it was actually a lot more helpful if I did a couple things really, really well than a whole bunch of things really badly, or nothing at all, because the whole thing was overwhelming.
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I have a lot of respect for President Obama, and while I deeply disagree with some of his actions or lack of action on issues I care about, I still recognize the significance of the first black presidency and the challenges that come with that.
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Find an organization that you want to support and get involved. You can give money or give time.
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I think race and racism is probably the most studied social, economic, and political phenomenon in this country, but it's also the least understood.
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I've learned much more about politics than I thought I ever would.
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We understand that, in our communities, black trans folk, gender-nonconforming folk, black queer folk, black women, black disabled folk - we have been leading movements for a long time, but we have been erased from the official narrative.
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The best advice I ever got as an organizer was that if you can organize your family, you're a good organizer.
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Certainly, we have to make sure our police forces do not have weapons of mass destruction with which they can terrorize our communities.
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The demands of the Civil Rights era weren't limited to voting rights - they strove for an end to segregation in all aspects of life, including housing, employment, and public accommodations.