"Hold fast to dreams, for if dreams die, life is a broken winged bird that cannot fly." - Langston Hughes

"You have to act as if it were possible to radically transform the world. And you have to do it all the time.” – Angela Y. Davis, Ph.D.

"Fairness is not about treating everyone the same; it's about treating everyone according to their needs." - Unknown

“When a clown moves into a palace, he doesn't become king. The palace becomes a circus” - Turkish Proverb

"Defining myself, as opposed to being defined by others, is one of the most difficult challenges I face." - Carol Moseley-Braun

"You are what you believe you are." - General Daniel "Chappie" James, Jr.

"Sticks in a bundle are unbreakable." - Kenyan Proverb

"To bring about change, you must not be afraid to take the first step" - Rosa Parks

"You don't have to think about doing the right thing. If you're for the right thing, then you do it without thinking." - Maya Angelou

"Real integrity is doing the right thing, knowing that nobody's going to know whether you did it or not." - Oprah Winfrey

“Time pushes everything forward. No stunning success and no sorrowful failure lasts forever.” - Rapelang Rabana

“If they don’t give you a seat at the table, bring a folding chair.” - Shirley Chisholm

'You can fall, but you can rise also." - Angelique Kidjo

“My humanity is bound up in yours, for we can only be human together.” - Desmond Tutu

“Anything you don’t know is going to be hard at first, but if you stay the course, put the time and effort in, it will become seamless eventually.” - Jeanette Epps

“When we’re talking about diversity, it’s not a box to check. It is a reality that should be deeply felt and held and valued by all of us.” - Ava DuVernay

“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” - Nelson Mandela

“History has shown us that courage can be contagious, and hope can take on a life of its own.” - Michelle Obama

“It is certain, in any case, that ignorance, allied with power, is the most ferocious enemy justice can have.” - James Baldwin

I don't support facism, so I'm leaving twitter. You can find me on Bluesky. Adios.