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I am so proud to be black. I am, nevertheless, tired of the oppression. We need to develop and support a cohesive black agenda. We need to do what leaders have suggested since slavery. We need to recognize that while we are not monolithic, there is power in embracing a common agenda.

I am so proud to be black. I am, nevertheless, tired of the oppression. We need to develop and support a cohesive black agenda. We need to do what leaders have suggested since slavery. We need to recognize that while we are not monolithic, there is power in embracing a common agenda.


Angela Rye  Angela Rye
Tags: Work  Culture  Politics  Challenges  Why 

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Angela Rye (born October 26, 1979) is an American attorney and the Principal and CEO of IMPACT Strategies, a political advocacy firm in Washington, DC.[1] She is a liberal political commentator on CNN and an NPR political analyst.[2]

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Whether you want to do a letter-writing campaign or a march or start a social media hashtag - whatever it is - know that there are people out there that are thinking exactly like you're thinking and are also afraid to take that next and very important step.

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 Tags: Social Media Step Thinking Start You
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Ben Carson said black people worked for less. I have breaking news: we built this joint for free. We didn't build it for less.

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 Tags: People Free Black News Build Said
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My father constantly reminded me that he named me after Angela Yvonne Davis, a scholar and activist who was well known for her work in tandem with the Black Panther Party. That felt like a purposeful, beckoning call to engage in strategic resistance and to fight for the oppressed.

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 Tags: Work Father Fight Me Black Party
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If I can, in any way, give people the courage to say, 'Actually, no, the nonsense stops right here,' then I want to be a part of doing that. Especially if that means that our folks will be more free.

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 Tags: Courage People Free Doing Want Will
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There's nothing new under the sun. We talk about the same things all the time on air.

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 Tags: Time Sun Nothing Air New Talk
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Do you think it's a good idea to be sarcastic about slavery?

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 Tags: Good Think Slavery You Sarcastic
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Not only did I always know I was black, I always knew we were and are beautiful, culturally rich, and creators of everything from the sciences to the arts.

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 Tags: Beautiful Black Rich Know Arts Only
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Working with BET always provides a reminder of why I began to do this work. It is essential that we have platforms where we can discuss our politics, our challenges, and our culture through our respective lenses.

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 Tags: Work Culture Politics Challenges Why
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