"For children, diversity needs to be real and……" — John Ridley
"For children, diversity needs to be real and not merely relegated to learning the names of the usual suspects during Black History Month or enjoying south-of-the-border cuisine on Cinco de Mayo. It means talking to and spending time with kids not like them so that they may discover those kids are in fact just like them."
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John Ridley
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26 Quotes by John Ridley
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Obama is the New Generation and the hot light of a dawn that goes way beyond clever talk of morning…
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Oh, happy day when the enemies of ascendancy have got to confess that people of color rock.
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Perhaps the single most important thing for a child is to be with a loving, supportive family. And all things…
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If the Olympic Games ever served a true altruistic purpose, they have long since outlived it. Yeah, the pursuit of…
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There are still some people out there who believe comic books are nothing more than, well, comic books. But the…
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Bad news: Complainers are rewarded for complaining. Indicative of the victim culture in which we live, people have not only…
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