Quotes by : Angela Y. Davis

[Prison] relieves us of the responsibility of seriously engaging with the problems of our society, especially....

We have inherited a fear of memories of slavery. It is as if to remember and acknowledge slavery would....

This is central to the development of feminist abolitionist theories and practices: we have to learn....

In seeking to understand this gendered difference in the perception of prisoners, it should be kept in....

In a racist society it is not enough to be non-racist, we must be anti-racist.

Sometimes we have to do the work even though we don't yet see a glimmer on the horizon that it's actually....

Everyone is familiar with the slogan "The personal is political" -- not only that what we experience....

If we do not know how to meaningfully talk about racism, our actions will move in misleading directions.....

Pregressive art can assist people to learn not only about the objective forces at work in the society....

A major challenge of this movement is to do the work that will create more humane, habitable environments....