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• ‟ Sometimes you have to put a wrench in the gears to get people to listen.

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• ‟ How do we stop violence, looting, and riots? The way that we stop that is by making sure that people have the things that they need to thrive.

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• ‟ It's hard to be a leader when you have to make hard choices and when you have to do what's right, even though people are not going to like you for it.

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• ‟ Police violence is the tip of the iceberg when it relates to the conditions overall of black people across the globe.

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• ‟ We need to make sure that we have an honest, honest conversation and that we engage honest practices around how racism operates in this country. It's not just about people being mean to each other.

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• ‟ When people say, 'Well, I don't talk to my family because they're all conservatives,' or 'I don't talk to my family because they're racist,' I'm, like, 'No, no, no; that's exactly who you need to be talking to.'

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• ‟ Saying 'black lives matter' both literally and figuratively restores people's dignity.

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• ‟ The Clintons use black people for votes but then don't do anything for black communities after they're elected. They use us for photo ops.

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• ‟ All in all, Donald Trump appeals to people who want to be seen the way that Donald Trump sees them.

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• ‟ When we address the disparities facing black people, we get a lot closer to a true democracy where all lives matter.

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• ‟ 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.

  - Alicia Garza