"I am not going to stand up to show pride in a flag for a country that oppresses black people and people of color."

"On their own, the politics of representation are not enough to build a world where Black & Brown communities can thri…"

"We know white supremacy is not limited to politics or policies. It also shows up in culture, it shows up in stories."

"Aye, think! Since time and life began, Your mind has only feared and slept; Of all the beasts they called you man Onl…"

"the farmer takes Jill down the well & all the king's horses & all the king's men can't put that baby together again c…"

"death is where jimi hendrix is, where our revolution ended up."

"There has always been something wrong wif the tesses. The tesses paint a picture of me wif no brain. The tesses paint…"

""I'm tired," I says. She says, "I know you are, but you can't stop now Precious, you gotta push." And I do."

"I was inspired to write a folk song — about how soldiers have no choice in the matter but to follow orders — but with…"

"And it's one, two, three, what are we fighting for? Don't ask me I don't give a damn Next stop is Vietnam. And it's f…"