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> [The ills of discrimination are still with us. We have to continue the tenacity and vigilance of the 1960s. Racial understanding is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-cole/the-ills-of-discrimination-are-still-with-us-we-have-to-continue-the/)

[Thomas Cole](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-cole/)

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> [Racial understanding is not something we find, but something that we must create. Through education, we seek to change attitudes.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-luther-king-jr/racial-understanding-is-not-something-we-find-but-something-that-we/)

[Martin Luther King, Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-luther-king-jr/)

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> [“Working as a white ally is tough, but certainly not impossible. Learning to listen is a virtue that whiteness has often avoided.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-eric-dyson/working-as-a-white-ally-is-tough-but-certainly-not-impossible/)

[Michael Eric Dyson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-eric-dyson/)

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> [For me, being able to work with somebody who I don't have to translate my experience to all the time - that's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ellen-pompeo/for-me-being-able-to-work-with-somebody-who-i-don-t-have-to-translate/)

[Ellen Pompeo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ellen-pompeo/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fae/ellen-pompeo-10756_able_for-me-being-able-to-work-with-somebody_2919533.jpg)

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