Cynicism Cripples Our Imagination And Limits Our

I Think That We Need To Have An Honest Conversation In This Country. This Idea That Somehow We're Beyond Sexism, Beyond Racism Is Just Wrong. And This Is Where Having An Honest Conversation With White Men About Their Issues And Their Concerns, And Having Honest Conversations About The Experiences That African-americans Are Still Having, Despite Who's The President Of The United States, In The Criminal Justice System That We See In Sentencing, We See In Policing And A Lot Of These Issues.

It Is Okay Not To Like Someone, But It Is Never Okay To Try And Degrade, Humiliate, Or Dehumanize Them.

When Happy, Be Kind. When Angry, Be Kind. When Hopeful, Be Kind. When Discouraged, Be Kind. When Ever, Be Kind.

No Matter What, We Always Have The Power To Choose Hope Over Despair, Engagement Over Apathy, Kindness Over Indifference, Enthusiasm Over Lethargy, Love Over Hate. This Is Our True Freedom. Whatever Life May Throw At Us, We Have The Freedom And Ability To Choose Our Attitude. And I Believe It Is In Those Moments Of Choice That We Manifest Our Destiny.

The War On Drugs Is A War On People, But Particularly It's Been A War On Low-income People And A War On Minorities. We Know In The United States Of America There Is No Difference In Drug Use Between Black, White And Latinos. But If You're Latino In The United States Of America, You're About Twice As Likely To Be Arrested For Drug Use Than If You're White. If You're Black, You Are About Four Times As Likely To Be Arrested If You're African American Than If You Are White. This Drug War Has Done So Much To Destroy, Undermine, Sabotage Families, Communities, Neighborhoods, Cities.