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Category Archive: January 26

Angela Davis Quote: “But at the same time you…”

But at the same time you can’t assume that making a difference 20 years ago is going to allow you to sort of live on the laurels of those victories for the rest of your life.

October 28, 2021 1944, American, Angela Davis, January 26, Quotes by Activists

Angela Davis Quote: “When Bush says democracy, I often…”

When Bush says democracy, I often wonder what he’s referring to.

September 12, 2021 1944, American, Angela Davis, January 26, Quotes by Activists

Angela Davis Quote: “Yes, I think it’s really important…”

Yes, I think it’s really important to acknowledge that Dr. King, precisely at the moment of his assassination, was re-conceptualizing the civil rights movement and moving toward a sort of coalitional relationship with the trade union movement.

August 26, 2021 1944, American, Angela Davis, January 26, Quotes by Activists

Angela Davis Quote: “In a sense the quest for…”

In a sense the quest for the emancipation of black people in the U.S. has always been a quest for economic liberation which means to a certain extent that the rise of black middle class would be inevitable.

August 18, 2021 1944, American, Angela Davis, January 26, Quotes by Activists

Angela Davis Quote: “What I think is different today…”

What I think is different today is the lack of political connection between the black middle class and the increasing numbers of black people who are more impoverished than ever before.

July 28, 2021 1944, American, Angela Davis, January 26, Quotes by Activists

Angela Davis Quote: “And I guess what I would…”

And I guess what I would say is that we can’t think narrowly about movements for black liberation and we can’t necessarily see this class division as simply a product or a certain strategy that black movements have developed for liberation.

July 6, 2021 1944, American, Angela Davis, January 26, Quotes by Activists

Angela Davis Quote: “The work of the political activist…”

The work of the political activist inevitably involves a certain tension between the requirement that position be taken on current issues as they arise and the desire that one’s contributions will somehow survive the ravages of time.

February 21, 2021 1944, American, Angela Davis, January 26, Quotes by Activists

Angela Davis Quote: “It’s true that it’s within the…”

It’s true that it’s within the realm of cultural politics that young people tend to work through political issues, which I think is good, although it’s not going to solve the problems.

December 23, 2020 1944, American, Angela Davis, January 26, Quotes by Activists

Angela Davis Quote: “Jails and prisons are designed to…”

Jails and prisons are designed to break human beings, to convert the population into specimens in a zoo – obedient to our keepers, but dangerous to each other.

November 29, 2020 1944, American, Angela Davis, January 26, Quotes by Activists

Angela Davis Quote: “I think that has to do…”

I think that has to do with my awareness that in a sense we all have a certain measure of responsibility to those who have made it possible for us to take advantage of the opportunities.

November 1, 2020 1944, American, Angela Davis, January 26, Quotes by Activists

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