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" The activism of marginalized people often comes with visibility and being heard. Which can lead people to believe that recognition and awareness is the actual end point. And it is not. "

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" Justice that is not rooted in equity, in social welfare, and in community is not justice at all. "

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" My father and mother deeply loved me and my sister. "

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" Find an issue that's important to you, and be as curious and close to it as possible. "

" I think about freedom as not only as the absence of oppression but also the presence of justice and joy. "

" If Trump is president, I think that his administration will do real structural damage that will take years or decades for us to undo. "

" A cacophony of whispers is also noise. There are many ways to be heard, and there are many ways to be visible. There are many ways to be seen. "

" I think that Silicon Valley and technology can play a huge role in redefining what community looks like and how people come together and what authentic relationships look like, but that is not only their burden. "

" I wasn't a very good writer before college. I don't think I was a very good reader. "

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" Social media allowed us to become our own storytellers. With it, we seized the power of our truth. "

" We have to create a world where people can show up as whole people every single time. "

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" As a gay black man, it's important to me to show up - that I'm able to show up as my whole self, in every space that I'm in, because that's how I'm able to be the most true to who I am. "

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" I think people who are not from here think the Inner Harbor is the only center for culture or fun in the city, and there's so much more to Baltimore. The Harbor's a beautiful place, but there are so many gems embedded in other communities that don't get as much visibility. "

" There are very few things that I don't talk about - even my relationships. "