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" Twitter is half me trying to live in the world and half me processing and sharing the world. I share a lot, and some of that is to keep me honest. "

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" People are more afraid of black unity than black rage. "

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" Activism in the street is truth-telling, and organizing is talking to people for a specific goal. "

" Laws on hate speech and hate crimes do important work in a world that has been rooted in racism and bigotry since the inception of this country, which was not founded on ideals of justice. "

" I just couldn't believe that the police would fire tear gas into what had been a peaceful protest. I was running around, face burning, and nothing I saw looked like America to me. "

" People in power make the path to power. It means that we will always get the same system, and it's one that is not necessarily in the interest of people's lives. "

" If you close your eyes and think about where you feel the most safe, you're probably not going to tell me it's in a room full of police. You feel safe where you're around people that love you, when you have food and shelter, when you're being pushed to be your best self and learn. "

" Some people are more interested in fighting than winning. "

" You are enough to start a movement. Individual people can come together around things that they know are unjust. And they can spark change. "

" It will always be important that people continue to push on the system from the outside. It will also be important that people make the changes that we know are necessary on the inside. "

" As a protester, I protested because I had to, not because it was exciting. I don't want to get tear-gassed again. "

" I think people are uncomfortable talking about the racist history of this country and what we need to do to undo the impact of racism. "

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" People are not as imaginative as they think they are. "

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" When Trump says, 'Make America great again,' he is referencing an era when people were singled out and harmed because of their race and religious beliefs, and when violent enforcement of Jim Crow masqueraded as the will of the people. "

" I will never forget the first time I was teargassed or the night I hid under my steering wheel as the SWAT vehicle drove down a residential street. I will never forget that it was illegal - in St Louis, in the fall of 2014 - to stand still. "

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" There are people who have demonstrated their willingness to challenge systems and structures, and then when it comes to elections, some of those same people - I don't know where their fight went. What's interesting to me is to see people lose the revolution when it comes to elections. "