Carolina QuotesWe don’t even have the power to build a bubble, right? That’s the ultimate story of being who we are and writing about ourselves. We don’t even have the authority to create that bubble.
Tressie McMillan Cottom Connected to the Carolinas
Source
On people of color not having the freedom to live sheltered lives in “Dr. Tressie McMillan Cottom: Raising Really Good Hell for People Who Cannot” in Guernica Magazine (2019 Mar 20)
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- 2019
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