I learned from James Baldwin that one can be a novelist, essayist, and activist, combined. That being critical of one's country is a way of loving it. That travel is crucial for perspective. That faith needn't be confined to organized… — Emily Raboteau Copy Share Image
I don't keep from despairing. I let myself despair. I just don't linger there for too long. There's too much to laugh about, two… — Emily Raboteau Copy Share
I felt saddened and confused to discover my favorite mural gone, but also hopeful that another one may be in the works. Street art… — Emily Raboteau Copy Share
Your average white liberal might agree with social justice in principle, and yet live quite comfortably as a "winner" in a nation whose social… — Emily Raboteau Copy Share
Acknowledging the realities of structural and institutional racism is hard for conscionable white people. It might ask them to consider how they're personally implicated,… — Emily Raboteau Copy Share
I think it's really crucial to leave our American context, not only for a sense of individual freedom, but also to make links to… — Emily Raboteau Copy Share
I learned from James Baldwin that one can be a novelist, essayist, and activist, combined. That being critical of one's country is a way… — Emily Raboteau Copy Share
I look at my kids, who were born under a Black president, who hop around the living room naked and joyful, mimicking Simone Biles,… — Emily Raboteau Copy Share
Here is a pragmatic and idealistic suggestion, White America! When you see my kids on the playground, on the street, can you remember to… — Emily Raboteau Copy Share
“That mess about judging people by the content of their character and not the color of their skin—that's some bullshit. Nobody has the right… — Emily Raboteau Copy Share
Nowadays we can sidestep traditional media with social media and technology that allows us to become citizen journalists, to fight against injustice by showing… — Emily Raboteau Copy Share
It matters when public officials admit that their hearts have changed, but only in the service of changing actual policy. — Emily Raboteau Copy Share
I don't think of rejection as rejection, just a bad fit. Then I seek out other avenues of acceptance. — Emily Raboteau Copy Share
