"You may want the illusion of unity so you can pat yourselves on the back and say racism is behind us. What we actually need is respect. And that's the last thing white people want to give us. Letting us into your schools and
your neighborhoods and your clubs that's not equality and it's definitely not respect."
"You have no idea what we have to give up to be here. People think they're doing us favors by letting us into their little clubs. "A Black man with an opinion is still the scariest thing in this country. The more accurate he is about racism, the
quicker everyone jumps to tear down his character So people won't listen to him. For us? Hearing that truth aired out in the open is refreshing. It hardly matters where it’s coming from.”
When I tell you this novel had me sobbing all night long. I absolutely loved every pasche of this book and the incredible history and courage it holds
your neighborhoods and your clubs that's not equality and it's definitely not respect."
"You have no idea what we have to give up to be here. People think they're doing us favors by letting us into their little clubs. "A Black man with an opinion is still the scariest thing in this country. The more accurate he is about racism, the
quicker everyone jumps to tear down his character So people won't listen to him. For us? Hearing that truth aired out in the open is refreshing. It hardly matters where it’s coming from.”
When I tell you this novel had me sobbing all night long. I absolutely loved every pasche of this book and the incredible history and courage it holds