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Angela Davis Quotes

Not only the brothers on the street but the middle class brothers are also identifying with the gangster rappers because of the extent to which this music circulates. It becomes possible for the - not only the young middle class men, but it becomes possible for young middle class white men and young men of other racial communities to identify with the misogyny of gangster rap Picture Quote #1

I’m suggesting that we abolish the social function of prisons Picture Quote #1

It is essential to resist the depiction of history as the work of heroic individuals Picture Quote #1

Prisons do not disappear problems, they disappear human beings… Picture Quote #1

We have been basically persuaded that we should not talk about racism Picture Quote #1

A fair trial would have been no trial at all Picture Quote #1

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Racism cannot be separated from capitalism Picture Quote #1

Walls turned sideways are bridges Picture Quote #1

I’m involved in the work around prison rights in general Picture Quote #1

We know the road to freedom has always been stalked by death Picture Quote #1

I never saw myself as an individual who had any particular leadership powers Picture Quote #1

Well of course there's been a great deal of progress over the last 40 years. We don't have laws that segregate black people within the society any longer Picture Quote #1

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We live in a society of an imposed forgetfulness, a society that depends on public amnesia Picture Quote #1

We have accumulated a wealth of historical experience which confirms our belief that the scales of American justice are out of balance Picture Quote #1

The process of empowerment cannot be simplistically defined in accordance with our own particular class interests. We must learn to lift as we climb Picture Quote #1

What I think is different today is the lack of political connection between the black middle class and the increasing numbers of black people who are more impoverished than ever before Picture Quote #1

As a black woman, my politics and political affiliation are bound up with and flow from participation in my people's struggle for liberation, and with the fight of oppressed people all over the world against American imperialism Picture Quote #1

I think the importance of doing activist work is precisely because it allows you to give back and to consider yourself not as a single individual who may have achieved whatever but to be a part of an ongoing historical movement Picture Quote #1

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My name became known because I was, one might say accidentally the target of state repression and because so many people throughout the country and other parts of the world organized around the demand for my freedom Picture Quote #1

Now, if we look at the way in which the labor movement itself has evolved over the last couple of decades, we see increasing numbers of black people who are in the leadership of the labor movement and this is true today Picture Quote #1

Well I teach in the History of Consciousness Department at the University of California, Santa Cruz. So that's my primary work. I lecture on various campuses and in various communities across the country and other parts of the world Picture Quote #1

To understand how any society functions you must understand the relationship between the men and the women Picture Quote #1

You can never stop and as older people, we have to learn how to take leadership from the youth and I guess I would say that this is what I’m attempting to do right now Picture Quote #1

And I guess what I would say is that we can’t think narrowly about movements for black liberation and we can’t necessarily see this class division as simply a product or a certain strategy that black movements have developed for liberation Picture Quote #1

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First of all, I didn’t suggest that we should simply get rid of all prisons Picture Quote #1

I decided to teach because I think that any person who studies philosophy has to be involved actively Picture Quote #1

I think that has to do with my awareness that in a sense we all have a certain measure of responsibility to those who have made it possible for us to take advantage of the opportunities Picture Quote #1

Racism is a much more clandestine, much more hidden kind of phenomenon, but at the same time it’s perhaps far more terrible than it’s ever been Picture Quote #1

That’s true but I think the contemporary problem that we are facing increasing numbers of black people and other people of color being thrown into a status that involves work in alternative economies and increasing numbers of people who are incarcerated Picture Quote #1

The work of the political activist inevitably involves a certain tension between the requirement that position be taken on current issues as they arise and the desire that one’s contributions will somehow survive the ravages of time Picture Quote #1

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Not only the brothers on the street but the middle class brothers are also identifying with the gangster rappers because of the extent to which this music circulates. It becomes possible for the - not only the young middle class men, but it becomes possible for young middle class white men and young men of other racial communities to identify with the misogyny of gangster rap. (Angela Davis Quotes) I’m suggesting that we abolish the social function of prisons (Angela Davis Quotes) It is essential to resist the depiction of history as the work of heroic individuals (Angela Davis Quotes) Prisons do not disappear problems, they disappear human beings… (Angela Davis Quotes) We have been basically persuaded that we should not talk about racism (Angela Davis Quotes) A fair trial would have been no trial at all (Angela Davis Quotes) Racism cannot be separated from capitalism (Angela Davis Quotes) Walls turned sideways are bridges (Angela Davis Quotes) I’m involved in the work around prison rights in general (Angela Davis Quotes) We know the road to freedom has always been stalked by death (Angela Davis Quotes) I never saw myself as an individual who had any particular leadership powers (Angela Davis Quotes) Well of course there's been a great deal of progress over the last 40 years. We don't have laws that segregate black people within the society any longer (Angela Davis Quotes) We live in a society of an imposed forgetfulness, a society that depends on public amnesia (Angela Davis Quotes) We have accumulated a wealth of historical experience which confirms our belief that the scales of American justice are out of balance (Angela Davis Quotes) The process of empowerment cannot be simplistically defined in accordance with our own particular class interests. We must learn to lift as we climb (Angela Davis Quotes) What I think is different today is the lack of political connection between the black middle class and the increasing numbers of black people who are more impoverished than ever before (Angela Davis Quotes) As a black woman, my politics and political affiliation are bound up with and flow from participation in my people's struggle for liberation, and with the fight of oppressed people all over the world against American imperialism (Angela Davis Quotes) I think the importance of doing activist work is precisely because it allows you to give back and to consider yourself not as a single individual who may have achieved whatever but to be a part of an ongoing historical movement (Angela Davis Quotes) My name became known because I was, one might say accidentally the target of state repression and because so many people throughout the country and other parts of the world organized around the demand for my freedom (Angela Davis Quotes) Now, if we look at the way in which the labor movement itself has evolved over the last couple of decades, we see increasing numbers of black people who are in the leadership of the labor movement and this is true today (Angela Davis Quotes) Well I teach in the History of Consciousness Department at the University of California, Santa Cruz. So that's my primary work. I lecture on various campuses and in various communities across the country and other parts of the world (Angela Davis Quotes) To understand how any society functions you must understand the relationship between the men and the women (Angela Davis Quotes) You can never stop and as older people, we have to learn how to take leadership from the youth and I guess I would say that this is what I’m attempting to do right now (Angela Davis Quotes) And I guess what I would say is that we can’t think narrowly about movements for black liberation and we can’t necessarily see this class division as simply a product or a certain strategy that black movements have developed for liberation (Angela Davis Quotes) First of all, I didn’t suggest that we should simply get rid of all prisons (Angela Davis Quotes) I decided to teach because I think that any person who studies philosophy has to be involved actively (Angela Davis Quotes) I think that has to do with my awareness that in a sense we all have a certain measure of responsibility to those who have made it possible for us to take advantage of the opportunities (Angela Davis Quotes) Racism is a much more clandestine, much more hidden kind of phenomenon, but at the same time it’s perhaps far more terrible than it’s ever been (Angela Davis Quotes) That’s true but I think the contemporary problem that we are facing increasing numbers of black people and other people of color being thrown into a status that involves work in alternative economies and increasing numbers of people who are incarcerated (Angela Davis Quotes) The work of the political activist inevitably involves a certain tension between the requirement that position be taken on current issues as they arise and the desire that one’s contributions will somehow survive the ravages of time (Angela Davis Quotes)

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