Day 15: You and White Apathy
"Our humanity is worth a little discomfort, it's actually worth a lot of discomfort." — Ijeoma Oluo
Day 16: You and White Centering
"I have had reviews in the past that have accused me of not writing about white people ... as though our lives have no meaning and no depth without the white gaze. And I've spent my entire writing life trying to make sure that the white gaze was not the dominant one in any of my books." — Toni Morrison
Day 17: You and Tokenism
"The norm is white, apparently, in the view of people who see things in that way. For them, the only reason you would introduce a black charater is to introduce this kind of abnormality. Usually, it's because you're telling a story about racism or at least race." — Octavia Butler
Day 18: You and White Saviorism
"Funny. Slave masters thought they wer making a difference in black peple's lives too. Saving them from their 'wild African ways.' Same shit, different century. I wish people like them would stop thinking that people like me need saving." — Angie Thomas, The Hate U Give
Day 19: You and Optical Allyship
"Racism should never have happened and so you don't get a cookie for reducing it." — Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Americanah
Day 20: You and Being Called Out/Called In
"Mistakes are a fact of life. It is the response to error that counts." — Nikki Giovanni
Day 21: Week 3 Review
"Do the best you can until you know better. Then when you know better, do better." — Maya Angelou
Footnote — The overview blog post for this book is found at this link:
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