“Studies support the fact that people of color frequently experience microaggressions, that it is a continuing reality in their day-to-day interactions with friends, neighbors, co-workers, teachers, and employers in academic, social and public settings.”— Derald Wing Sue, psychologytoday.com
“Racial microaggressions are the brief and everyday slights, insults, indignities and denigrating messages sent to people of color by well-intentioned white people who are unaware of the hidden messages being communicated.”— Derald Wing Sue, psychologytoday.com
“Because in spite of what the mainstream publishing industry wants us to believe, white people’s experiences aren’t universal – they’re actually informed by privileges that people of color don’t have.”— Ashley Truong, everydayfeminism.com
“Writers of color are talented, fierce, and have important things to say – and it’s about time we started making room for their voices.”— Ashley Truong, everydayfeminism.com
“The thing is, if it’s going to change, white people need to be part of the effort. The reality is that publishing isn’t a business where you make it based solely on talent. If that were the case, then more writers of color would be famous and successful.”— Ashley Truong, everydayfeminism.com