It's important to read books and see people who look like you. It helps you know that you are not the only… — Marley Dias Copy Share Image
I travel a lot, so I know that it's important to have people in your life to keep you ground. — Marley Dias Copy Share Image
Social actions means that you find an issue in your community, and you create an initiative to solve that issue or to… — Marley Dias Copy Share Image
You always need to make sure that you're looking at every angle and every perspective so that people, when they read the… — Marley Dias Copy Share Image
When I was really little, I wanted to be our first woman president. I always knew I want to be the kind… — Marley Dias Copy Share Image
Like feminism, I want to create systems and structures for the equity for all people, especially girls and women. — Marley Dias Copy Share Image
People say, 'Dream big!' - but you have to think about the logistics. It's not just coming up with a great idea;… — Marley Dias Copy Share Image
I have role models, but I take the attributes of the people that I admire, and I use them to create my… — Marley Dias Copy Share Image
I wasn't seeing black girls in the books I was assigned to read at my school. I was tired of only reading about white… — Marley Dias Copy Share Image
If I meet someone who's Native American and I don't know anything about indigenous people in New Jersey - which I kind of don't,… — Marley Dias Copy Share Image
My health and schoolwork come first. I work hard to get lots of sleep, but I probably work just as hard to spend time… — Marley Dias Copy Share Image
I love YouTube. You can find me there watching cat videos. I even like to watch other people play video games. I know it's… — Marley Dias Copy Share Image
It was the desire to see black girls and our experiences in the books that I was given to read at school that forced… — Marley Dias Copy Share Image
I want young girls to know that their passions are important and that they should pursue them, regardless of whether or not they think… — Marley Dias Copy Share Image
The first black girl book I fell in love with was most likely 'Please, Puppy, Please' by Spike Lee and Tonya Lee. — Marley Dias Copy Share Image
My parents have taught me the value of reading and self-love through books that have characters that look like me and talk like me. — Marley Dias Copy Share Image
I am unapologetic about the need for social change, greater inclusion, and equity. — Marley Dias Copy Share Image
I think the biggest thing, where my passionate-ness comes from, is that I love reading, and it is something that I really care about. — Marley Dias Copy Share Image
I think it is important to speak your mind. Tolerance of the ignorance sends the wrong message to kids. — Marley Dias Copy Share Image
