Quotes by : Angela Y. Davis

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....

What can we learn from women like Gertrude "Ma" Rainey, Bessie Smith, and Billie Holiday that we may....

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....

The process of trying to assimilate into an existing category in many ways runs counter to efforts to....

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