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

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

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  1. Your mind is an entire world, your heart is an entire cosmos, and your soul is an entire universe. – Matshona Dhliwayo
  2. Only by speaking out can we create lasting change. And that change begins with coming out. – DaShanne Stokes
  3. Discovering God is the key to discovering purpose – Sunday Adelaja
  4. Being denied their original birth certificates isn’t just a problem for adoptees. It’s a social problem, requiring social change. – DaShanne Stokes
  5. You can flip a coin to change its face, but it remains the same coin. – DaShanne Stokes
  6. Prejudice plunges you into a world of fear and hate. That’s no way to live. – DaShanne Stokes
  7. The world could use more love. Why deny it to others? – DaShanne Stokes
  8. It’s a scary world we live in when a person of color endorses a racist for president. – DaShanne Stokes
  9. Racism is dead only to those who’ve closed their eyes and ears to the whole world around them. – DaShanne Stokes
  10. We must tell the world that even though we elected a bigot, bigotry will not prevail. – DaShanne Stokes
  11. Developing your unique thought to the level of being appreciated and adopted by the world – that’s genius. – Ogwo David Emenike
  12. The ’60s redefined narcissism as idealism. – Dennis Prager
  13. Proof, once again, that reality was not objective, but always waiting to be reshaped and redefined by one’s attitude. – Michel Faber
  14. Adversity does not redefined but reestablished God’s plan for our lives. – Lailah Gifty Akita
  15. I’m afraid it will never be perfect again. I am indelibly stained. Forever redefined, but blurred around the edges. – Ellen Hopkins
  16. Every experience is seen through your mind’s eye, so when you change your mind you change your entire world. – Bryant McGill
  17. A president who has incited violence inspires citizens towards hate and violence. – DaShanne Stokes
  18. Those who incite violence have no business lecturing others about unity. – DaShanne Stokes
  19. Violence isn’t a Democrat or Republican problem. It’s an American problem, requiring an American solution. – DaShanne Stokes
  20. Blind party loyalty will be our downfall. We must follow the truth wherever it leads. – DaShanne Stokes
  21. Our democracy should aspire to be more democratic. – DaShanne Stokes
  22. No matter their party, people with a conflict of interest should be banned from the Electoral College. – DaShanne Stokes
  23. Today’s ‘religious freedom’ policies should not be seen as a problem limited to LGBT people but as a co-optation of religion that affects us all. – DaShanne Stokes
  24. We must speak truth to power and confront ignorance with facts. – DaShanne Stokes
  25. Bigotry lives not just in our words, but in our actions, thoughts, and institutions. – DaShanne Stokes
  26. Bigotry hurts the economy, so the next time you want to blame minorities for your problems, first take a look in the mirror. – DaShanne Stokes
  27. Discrimination is discrimination, even when people claim it’s ‘tradition. – DaShanne Stokes
  28. Calling for an end to hate shouldn’t be treated as a punishable offense. – DaShanne Stokes
  29. What does religious freedom mean if we would use it as a cover for hate and privilege? – DaShanne Stokes
  30. Facts are threatening to those invested in fraud. – DaShanne Stokes
  31. Lies sound like facts to those who’ve been conditioned to mis-recognize the truth. – DaShanne Stokes
  32. People often call fighting discrimination being ‘PC’ because they don’t want their own unearned privileges challenged. – DaShanne Stokes
  33. There is nothing ‘honorable’ or ‘reasonable’ in giving a pass to those who want to discriminate. – DaShanne Stokes
  34. An institution rooted in slavery cannot be the voice of our people. – DaShanne Stokes
  35. When we allow violence against some, we enable violence against all. – DaShanne Stokes
  36. Privilege is when you can afford to sit back and criticize others who have to fight for the things you take for granted. – DaShanne Stokes
  37. The minute we look away, the minute we stop fighting back, that’s the minute bigotry wins. – DaShanne Stokes
  38. Urging an organization to be inclusive is not an attack. It’s progress. – DaShanne Stokes
  39. It’s illegal to deny people their records due to race or gender. Adoptees deserve the same rights and protections. – DaShanne Stokes
  40. Racism hurts everyone, including racists themselves. – DaShanne Stokes

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