"Humans lie about themselves, like they lie about their nations. Humans and nations hide behind the cloak of ideals and intentions. But the outcome of what humans do and what nations do is never a lie." – @DrIbram @TheAtlantic theatlantic.com
"The outcome—what comes out of a nation’s policies, practices, and ideology—is what a nation breathes. Nations—like institutions and individuals—are not inherently anything. They are what they do. What they do is what they breathe. And what they breathe is their soul." @DrIbram
"Both movements were powerful. Both movements were mainstream. Both movements were never turning back. All Americans were gripped by one or the other, or both: the movement for the soul of justice, and the movement for the soul of injustice." @DrIbram @TheAtlantic
"Our past breaths do not bind our future breaths. I can battle for the soul of justice. And so can you. And so can we. Like our ancestors, for our children. We can change the world for Gianna Floyd. We can—once and for all—win the battle between the souls of America." @DrIbram
This piece in @TheAtlantic by @DrIbram powerfully explores one of the themes of Stamped From the Beginning– we are not witnessing a historical 'pendulum' but simultaneous progress of racism and antiracism, justice and injustice. See my thread/quotes here:
They are lucky to have @DrIbram @antiracismctr at BU in Boston--he is clearly one of the greatest minds–and writers–of our time.
theatlantic.com
theatlantic.com
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