- Humanity
- |
- Nov 07, 2020
Alicia Garza Quotes
Most Famous Alicia Garza Quotes of All Time!
We have created a collection of some of the best alicia-garza quotes so you can read and share anytime with your friends and family. Share our Top 10 Alicia Garza Quotes on Facebook, Twitter, and Pinterest.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Care
- |
- Nov 07, 2020
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.
- Black
- |
- Nov 07, 2020
We need the best and the brightest thinkers, strategists, coders, surveillance experts, tech geeks, and disruptors to utilize all of the tools we have available to us to build the world that we want to see. A world where black lives matter. A world where all lives matter.
- Democracy
- |
- Nov 07, 2020
When we address the disparities facing black people, we get a lot closer to a true democracy where all lives matter.
- Fight
- |
- Nov 07, 2020
Every successful social movement in this country's history has used disruption as a strategy to fight for social change. Whether it was the Boston Tea Party to the sit-ins at lunch counters throughout the South, no change has been won without disruptive action.
- Life
- |
- Nov 07, 2020
Black Lives Matter is not just concerned with what happens in policing. The disregard, the disrespect, and the lack of dignity for black life transcends through the fabric of our society.
- Framing
- |
- Nov 07, 2020
I'll be honest with you: I think that it's really difficult, this framing around 'good cops' and 'bad cops.' Policing, as a system, is incredibly corrupt, period.
- Make
- |
- Nov 07, 2020
Certainly, we have to make sure our police forces do not have weapons of mass destruction with which they can terrorize our communities.
- Black
- |
- Nov 07, 2020
We've said from the very beginning Black Lives Matter is a network and also, as a broad set of individuals, is an organization moving to transform the way our society values black lives. It's not an 'Internet movement.'
- Police
- |
- Nov 07, 2020
If you're quiet, knowing that there's a culture of racism inside most police departments, and you're not saying anything, you are on the wrong side of history.
- Like
- |
- Nov 07, 2020
Just like we don't live in a two-dimensional world, we don't live two-dimensional lives.
- Community
- |
- Nov 07, 2020
Black Trans Lives Matter, to me, is really different. I think it speaks most directly to the marginalization and disenfranchisement of trans people within the black community.
- Matter
- |
- Nov 07, 2020
I think that there are real concerns that we have around whose life is important and why. So if the official story is, for example, somebody was running from the police, does their life matter?
- Long
- |
- Nov 07, 2020
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.
- Politics
- |
- Nov 07, 2020
People think that we're engaged with identity politics. The truth is that we're doing what the labor movement has always done - organizing people who are at the bottom.
- Conversation
- |
- Nov 07, 2020
We all lose when bullying and personal attacks become a substitute for genuine conversation and principled disagreement.
- Getting
- |
- Nov 07, 2020
I'm in favor of people getting in where they fit in. Wherever you feel you can make the greatest contribution, you should.
- Feel
- |
- Nov 07, 2020