Racism, in the first place, is a weapon used by the wealthy to increase the profits they bring in by paying Black workers less for their work. – Angela Davis
Had it not been for slavery, the death penalty would have likely been abolished in America. Slavery became a haven for the death penalty. – Angela Davis
My name became known because I was, one might say accidentally the target of state repression and because so many people throughout the country and other parts of the world organized around the demand for my freedom. – Angela Davis
Now, if we look at the way in which the labor movement itself has evolved over the last couple of decades, we see increasing numbers of black people who are in the leadership of the labor movement and this is true today. – Angela Davis
The security comes, as an actor, in knowing that youre not in control. If you try to control your career, or how people perceive you, youll make yourself unhappy, because life doesnt work like that. So much is luck. Its much better to let yourself off, to think, Theres nothing I can do. – Matthew Macfadyen