You don’t have to be free of racism to be a good person, you just have to let your desire to be a good person be bigger than your desire to be comfortable.Ijeoma Oluo
This is not about guilt. Nobody needs you to be crippled by guilt. This is about responsibility.Ijeoma Oluo
We must learn to see nuance, and to meet the complexity our world demands.Ijeoma Oluo
Micraggressions are like the constant drone of harassment in the background of our lives.Ijeoma Oluo
When we identify where our privilege intersects with somebody else's oppression, we'll find our opportunities to make real change.Ijeoma Oluo
If your anti-racism work prioritizes the 'growth' and 'enlightenment' of white America over the safety, dignity and humanity of people of color – it’s not anti-racism work. It’s white supremacy.Ijeoma Oluo
The beauty of anti-racism is that you don't have to pretend to be free of racism to be an anti-racist. Anti-racism is the commitment to fight racism wherever you find it, including in yourself. And it's the only way forward.Ijeoma Oluo
Our humanity is worth a little discomfort, it’s actually worth a lot of discomfort.Ijeoma Oluo
It's not about perfection, it's about progression.Ijeoma Oluo
When you find yourself in a position of influence in a conversation about race, use it not to center yourself, but to redirect other white people to the narratives of people of color.Ijeoma Oluo