important quotes for essay Flashcards
its dope to be black…
until its hard to be black.
our lives matter…
too khalil. black lives matter.
corporate america dont bring jobs to our communities,…
and they damn sure aint quick to hire us.
this all happened because he assumed that we were up to no good.
because were black and because of where we live.
ive seen it happen over and over again. a black person…
gets killed just for being black and all hell breaks loose.
we let people say stuff and they say it so much…
that it becomes okay to them and normal for us.
im not starr carter anymore. at least…
i wont be until i walk back through the doors of williamson prep tomorrow.
i cant change where i come from or what…
ive been through so why should i be ashamed of what makes me, me?
basically williamson starr doesnt…
give anyone a reason to call her ghetto.
i suddenly remember how different…
i am from most of the kids here.
there are some places where…
its not enough to be me. either verison of me.
theres them…
and then theres us.
devante. khalil. neither one of them thought they had….
much of a choice. if i were them im not sure id make a much better one.
like i said, nobody likes selling drugs.. i hated that…
shit. for real. but i hated seeing my momma and sister go hungry. you know?
its easier to find some…
crack than it is to find a good school around here.
