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From my youngest brother to immigrant women to black queer folks, those are the people who keep me going. When I think about their various acts of courage, it reminds me that I am not alone and that we can do even more, and we deserve more, so we have to keep going.
— Opal Tometi
Tags: courage, me, alone, women

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I'm really looking for an agenda that looks at safety for our communities beyond policing.
— Opal Tometi
Tags: beyond, safety, looks, looking
Black Lives Matter has been viral, and people are taking it, appropriating it, and using it however they see fit.
— Opal Tometi
Tags: see, matter, black, people
I think the two-party system isn't working for us. And it hasn't worked for us for generations - let's be very, very honest about that.
— Opal Tometi
Tags: i-think, about, us, think
We came in as organizers before creating the Black Lives Matter network and project, and we are still organizers, strategists, political thinkers, and philosophers, so we actually have a lot ideas and a lot of really thought out strategies.
— Opal Tometi
Tags: ideas, political, matter, black
The reality is that anti-black racism is a global phenomenon, and it looks different in each context, but if you look at the outcomes, if you listen and look at the experiences, you will see that it's clear, and it's happening across the globe.
— Opal Tometi
Tags: reality, look, racism, you
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