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title: "2 Haitians Quotes By Opal Tometi"
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> [The U.S.' refusal to acknowledge the plight of displaced Haitians and maintaining inhumane practices of neglect, disrespect, and violence amounts to a gross violation of human rights.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/opal-tometi/the-u-s-refusal-to-acknowledge-the-plight-of-displaced-haitians-and/)

[Opal Tometi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/opal-tometi/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ce8/opal-tometi-9098_disrespect_the-u-s-refusal-to-acknowledge-the-pligh_1665897.jpg)

> [The U.S. has long characterized Haitian immigrants as criminals. This tradition began in 1963 when the first boat of Haitians seeking political asylum was summarily rejected by U.S. immigration officials, while at the same time the U.S. admitted thousands of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/opal-tometi/the-u-s-has-long-characterized-haitian-immigrants-as-criminals-this/)

[Opal Tometi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/opal-tometi/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c4e/opal-tometi-9098_boat_the-u-s-has-long-characterized-haitian-i_2393399.jpg)

## More by Opal Tometi

> [There are always groups on campus that are doing amazing things. I know when I was in college, I was a student at the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/opal-tometi/there-are-always-groups-on-campus-that-are-doing-amazing-things-i/)

[Opal Tometi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/opal-tometi/)

> [Let's demonstrate, illustrate, the ways in which our communities are being undermined time and time again, and make sure that the broader public and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/opal-tometi/let-s-demonstrate-illustrate-the-ways-in-which-our-communities-are/)

[Opal Tometi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/opal-tometi/)

> [Being in the immigrant rights space, I've heard a lot of transactional talk with questions like, 'When will black people show up for immigrants?'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/opal-tometi/being-in-the-immigrant-rights-space-i-ve-heard-a-lot-of-transactional/)

[Opal Tometi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/opal-tometi/)

> [Our communities are reeling from poverty, from unemployment, from discrimination of all sorts and different interactions that they're having with the law enforcement, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/opal-tometi/our-communities-are-reeling-from-poverty-from-unemployment-from/)

[Opal Tometi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/opal-tometi/)

> [Antiblack racism is not only happening in the United States. It's actually happening all across the globe.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/opal-tometi/antiblack-racism-is-not-only-happening-in-the-united-states-it-s/)

[Opal Tometi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/opal-tometi/)

> [I'm really looking for an agenda that looks at safety for our communities beyond policing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/opal-tometi/i-m-really-looking-for-an-agenda-that-looks-at-safety-for-our/)

[Opal Tometi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/opal-tometi/)

> [I just look back at my time in college and think about how much my community activism and my work in neighborhoods really informed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/opal-tometi/i-just-look-back-at-my-time-in-college-and-think-about-how-much-my/)

[Opal Tometi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/opal-tometi/)

> [Trump's racism has clearly driven his policy decisions during his first year in office - from his Muslim ban and his despicable treatment of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/opal-tometi/trump-s-racism-has-clearly-driven-his-policy-decisions-during-his/)

[Opal Tometi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/opal-tometi/)

> [I have two younger brothers, and I know my parents have spoken to them about driving and interacting with police. They didn't have those…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/opal-tometi/i-have-two-younger-brothers-and-i-know-my-parents-have-spoken-to-them/)

[Opal Tometi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/opal-tometi/)

> [Lean into your curiosity about any issue, and there will likely be people to share a little bit more of their knowledge and insight…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/opal-tometi/lean-into-your-curiosity-about-any-issue-and-there-will-likely-be/)

[Opal Tometi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/opal-tometi/)

> [We can't continue to sit on our hands and sit idly by as people are being brutalized, disenfranchised, and left out of the system.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/opal-tometi/we-can-t-continue-to-sit-on-our-hands-and-sit-idly-by-as-people-are/)

[Opal Tometi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/opal-tometi/)

> [Far from ending, systemic racism reinvents itself to conform to what is publically acceptable, leaving the quality of black life diminished and more permanently…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/opal-tometi/far-from-ending-systemic-racism-reinvents-itself-to-conform-to-what/)

[Opal Tometi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/opal-tometi/)

> [Some of us have held the hands of friends or brothers as they struggled with military and police academy recruiters, and though many of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/opal-tometi/some-of-us-have-held-the-hands-of-friends-or-brothers-as-they/)

[Opal Tometi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/opal-tometi/)

> [Only when the oppressed are heard can we have an honest solutions based dialogue.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/opal-tometi/only-when-the-oppressed-are-heard-can-we-have-an-honest-solutions/)

[Opal Tometi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/opal-tometi/)

> [We know that there are people in our nation, black people, who are systematically being disenfranchised in a number of spheres in our lives.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/opal-tometi/we-know-that-there-are-people-in-our-nation-black-people-who-are/)

[Opal Tometi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/opal-tometi/)

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