Thursday, June 11, 2026

Oppressors, Understanding, Audre Lorde, Black Scholar

“Oppressors always expect the oppressed to extend to them the understanding so lacking in themselves.” - Audre Lorde, Black Scholar, May – June 1979.

Found in Contemporary Quotations in Black, compiled and edited by Anita King, page 141.

Wednesday, June 10, 2026

Require Many Words, Speak the Truth, Chief Joseph

“It does not require many words to speak the truth.” – Chief Joseph (1840-1904) was a leader of the Wal-lam-wat-kain (Wallowa) band of Nez Perce, a tribe from the interior Pacific Northwest.

Found at "15 Inspiring Quotes from Indigenous Peoples" at https://www.humanrightscareers.com/issues/inspiring-quotes-from-indigenous-peoples/.

Sunday, June 7, 2026

Wanting Clean Drinking Water, Activist, Destroy Water, Terrorist, Winona LaDuke

"Someone needs to explain to me why wanting clean drinking water makes you an activist, and why proposing to destroy water with chemical warfare doesnt make a corporation a terrorist." - Winona LaDuke

Found on AZ Quotes and https://www.azquotes.com/quote/819146.