A Rule Without Exceptions Is An Instrument Capable Of Doing Mischief To The Innocent And Bringing Grief - As Well As Injustice - To Those Who Should Gain Exemptions From The Rule's Functioning.
My Wife Says I Spend My Life Trying To Teach White Folks. I'm Not So Sure I'm Proud Of It, But She's Right.
Resistance Is A Powerful Motivator Precisely Because It Enables Us To Fulfill Our Longing To Achieve Our Goals While Letting Us Boldly Recognize And Name The Obstacles To Those Achievements.
The Challenge Throughout Has Been To Tell What I View As The Truth About Racism Without Causing Disabling Despair.
Power In The Hands Of The Reformer Is No Less Potentially Corrupting Than In The Hands Of The Oppressor.
However Self-sufficient We May Fancy Ourselves, We Exist Only In Relation - To Our Friend, Family, And Life Partners; To Those We Teach And Mentor; To Our Coworkers, Neighbors, Strangers; And Even To Forces We Cannot Fully Conceive Of, Let Alone Define. In Many Ways, We Are Our Relationships.
All Ethical People Strive To Choose "right" Over "easy" When Confronted By Situations That Force Them To Choose One Or The Other.
Self-esteem Is Like A Difficult-to-cultivate Flower. It Requires Frequent Nurturing That Occurs When You Keep Your Word And Follow Through On Your Promises.
Slavery Is, As An Example Of What White America Has Done, A Constant Reminder Of What White America Might Do.
