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“Our blackness and how to survive being black in America was something that our parents instilled in us extraordinarily well.” quote by Yance Ford — Download Open image

“Our blackness and how to survive being black in America was something that our parents instilled in us extraordinarily well.”

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Violence against the other, and the way we otherize people out of fear, has to be examined across the board.

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My impression is that the Academy is really sincere about moving toward a more inclusive and representative Hollywood.

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I have been gender-nonconforming my entire life.

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If I can help one family embrace their child and not displace them and throw them out, I'm happy about that.

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I'll smoke, I'll cough, I'll get the tumors, I'll die, deal? Thank you America. [salutes]

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America is a democracy and has no Hitler, but I am afraid for her future; there are hard times ahead for the American people,…

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I'm gonna bring America together.

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We need a system that serves our needs, not the needs of others. Remember, under a Trump administration it's called America first. Remember that.

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