DaShanne Stokes

Talk without the support of action means nothing.

If your actions don't live up to your words, you have nothing to say.

Prejudice is learned. What will you teach others through your actions and words?

Bigotry lives not just in our words, but in our actions, thoughts, and institutions.

P.T.S.D. doesn't make you weak. It makes you a survivor.

We must speak truth to power and confront ignorance with facts.

Those with unearned privileges often spin things as 'political correctness' to further silence those they wish to oppress.

Privilege doesn't just insulate people from the consequences of their prejudice, it cuts them off from their humanity.

A fool can't help but be a fool, but when others follow, he makes a fool of us all.

Racist legacy laws and modern racist practices are all part of the same system, and it needs to be changed now.

Being denied their original birth certificates isn't just a problem for adoptees. It's a social problem, requiring social change.

You can flip a coin to change its face, but it remains the same coin.

Discovering that I was adopted redefined my entire world, but it taught me that who you are doesn't change.

Only by speaking out can we create lasting change. And that change begins with coming out.

We owe our loyalty to each other and to our children's children, not to party politics.

Blind party loyalty will be our downfall. We must follow the truth wherever it leads.

If you lay with a scorpion, don't be surprised when it finally stings you.

Leaders who do not help the people must be replaced by the people.