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

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

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  1. People often call fighting racism being ‘PC’ when they don’t want to confront their own prejudice – DaShanne Stokes
  2. Lies sound like facts to those who’ve been conditioned to mis-recognize the truth. – DaShanne Stokes
  3. You create what you speak. So, speak a better world.Speak a happier and more loving life. Speak yourdespair and let it lead you back to your truth. – Rachel C Weingarten
  4. Facts are threatening to those invested in fraud. – DaShanne Stokes
  5. Blind party loyalty will be our downfall. We must follow the truth wherever it leads. – DaShanne Stokes
  6. Feelings could override facts, as facts could alter feelings. Choose the truth first, rather than following after feelings. – Anthony Liccione
  7. Truth is hard, propaganda is cheap. – DaShanne Stokes
  8. Words have power, and when you speak you give them life. Speak into the atmosphere. Speak into existence what you believe, desire, dream, and hope. – Amaka Imani Nkosazana
  9. The power of love is that it sees all people. – DaShanne Stokes
  10. Failing to indict a criminal sitting president sends the message that those in power are above the law. – DaShanne Stokes
  11. Ethics and oversight are what you eliminate when you want absolute power. – DaShanne Stokes
  12. Leaders who do not help the people must be replaced by the people. – DaShanne Stokes
  13. If you love your country, you must be willing to defend it from fraud, bigotry, and recklessness–even from a president. – DaShanne Stokes
  14. We must tell the world that even though we elected a bigot, bigotry will not prevail. – DaShanne Stokes
  15. Action cannot destroy ignorance, for it is not in conflict with ignorance. Knowledge alone destroys ignorance, as light destroys dense darkness. – Shankara
  16. Those are the facts but not the truth, which does not even speak the same language. – Sonja Livingston
  17. These,- he said gravely, -œare unpleasant facts; I know it. But then most historical facts are unpleasant. – Aldous Huxley
  18. Knowing your feelings won’t change the facts, but knowing the facts can change your feelings. – Marlene Chism
  19. Creatures whose mainspring is curiosity enjoy the accumulating of facts far more than the pausing at times to reflect on those facts. – Clarence Day Jr
  20. Alternative facts are not facts. They are falsehoods. – Chuck Todd
  21. Justice can be achieved only if one has the pertinent facts, and excusing evil requires that those facts be obscured; justice is thus precluded. – Mike Klepper
  22. You can’t argue with facts. You’re not entitled to your own facts. – Steven Levy
  23. You have immense power–power to overcome, power to achieve, power to possess, and power to prosper, making you incredibly irresistible. – Anitra SheltonQuinn
  24. Prejudice plunges you into a world of fear and hate. That’s no way to live. – DaShanne Stokes
  25. A president who has incited violence inspires citizens towards hate and violence. – DaShanne Stokes
  26. Those who incite violence have no business lecturing others about unity. – DaShanne Stokes
  27. Our democracy should aspire to be more democratic. – DaShanne Stokes
  28. No matter their party, people with a conflict of interest should be banned from the Electoral College. – DaShanne Stokes
  29. 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
  30. Only by speaking out can we create lasting change. And that change begins with coming out. – DaShanne Stokes
  31. Discovering that I was adopted redefined my entire world, but it taught me that who you are doesn’t change. – DaShanne Stokes
  32. Racist legacy laws and modern racist practices are all part of the same system, and it needs to be changed now. – DaShanne Stokes
  33. 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
  34. Discrimination is discrimination, even when people claim it’s ‘tradition. – DaShanne Stokes
  35. Calling for an end to hate shouldn’t be treated as a punishable offense. – DaShanne Stokes
  36. People often call fighting discrimination being ‘PC’ because they don’t want their own unearned privileges challenged. – 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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