“It’s too soon to know whether Rice will get the remedy she seeks, and whether, if she does, it will change the tide. What I do know, however, is that the search is a refusal of bitterness.”— Imani Perry, thecut.com
“It seems that people don’t realize how much the stuff we read and watch shapes the way we see the world and the people in it, ourselves included.”— NIC STONE, cosmopolitan.com
“He said he believed that most of the threats CUP Foods was getting were a form of grief, expressions of outrage from people who felt powerless after watching another Black man get killed by police. But he still didn’t know what might happen. When the brothers closed the doors, they had no idea if th…”— Aymann Ismail, slate.com
“Is that Eric Garner worked for some time for the Parks and Rec. Horticultural Department, which means, perhaps, that with his very large hands, perhaps, in all likelihood, he put gently into the earth some plants which, most likely, some of them, in all likelihood, continue to grow, continue to do w…”— Ross Gay, poets.org
“Behind the facade of millennial pink and Rosie the Riveter posters, mainstream feminism has largely ignored an entire population: marginalized women.”— Megan DiTrolio, marieclaire.com
“Police dispersed protesters in Seattle's Capitol Hill Occupation Protest (CHOP) area and arrested at least 31 people on Wednesday after an emergency order by Mayor Jenny Durkan.”— Eric Levenson , Hira Humayun, cnn.com
“It would be harmful to our work to not replenish ourselves and care for ourselves.”— Ijeoma Oluo, vogue.com
“The sacrificial demand of Black time and energy eats up our best and brightest voices, then spits them out for the greater good.”— Jennifer Neal, thecut.com
“According to news reports and accounts from observers, there is a 'No Cop Co-Op' with free food, vegan pizza, LaCroix (and White Claw), a hot dog stand (not free), a medical center, a Mutual Aid Books table, a garden, and a giant Black Lives Matter mural.”— Bridget Read, thecut.com
“Remind yourself that simply existing in a Black body is part of the work.”— Patia Braithwaite, self.com
“Michael Brown's protest was like a scab that got pulled over America. And George Floyd’s death was like them ripping it off again.”— Joshua Williams, gq.com
“And they are lucky that what black people are looking for is equality and not revenge.”— Kimberly Jones, twitter.com
“The Fox broadcast network started its primetime programming Monday with a 12-second moment of silence and a message to its viewers amid nationwide protests over the death of George Floyd demanding racial justice.”— Nellie Andreeva, deadline.com
“One person missing from this celebration of corporate beneficence is football's most famous social justice advocate, Colin Kaepernick, who was effectively blackballed from the NFL and settled out of court with the league this year.”— Harry Cheadle, vice.com
“No — as a country, as a county — as a society — I do not think we get to celebrate yet. I do not think Dr. King would want to celebrate either.”— Ijeoma Oluo, medium.com