Culture and Resistance
Culture is where we struggle over who we are and who we want to be. It's a site of struggle.
Roxane Gay
American writer and cultural critic known for her feminist perspectives and works exploring identity and media
All moments: Roxane Gay
- Women's History as Personal — Roxane Gay
Women's history is not just history. It's my story, your story, our story. It's personal.
- Writing From Pain, Not About It — Roxane Gay
As a writer, I must be able to transform my pain into something meaningful, not just documenting it but transforming it.
- No as Power — Roxane Gay
'No' is a complete sentence. Young women today say no and they don't apologize. That's radical.
- Finding Your Voice — Roxane Gay
I had to learn to speak even when it seemed no one was listening. That voice was my salvation.
- Being Yourself Publicly — Roxane Gay
Writing about myself required me to drop my defenses and be vulnerable. It's not easy, but it's necessary.
- Reading as Salvation — Roxane Gay
I found in books what I couldn't find in real life. A space where I was seen, where my voice mattered.
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All music is folk music. I ain't never heard a horse sing a song.
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The most important thing is love and compassion. They override everything.
- Music Is Life — Jon Batiste
Music is a spiritual practice, a therapy, a way to connect us to ourselves and each other
- Compromise and Conscience — Bob Dylan
I'll never sell my soul for money or fame. It's my only true asset.
- The Soul of Music — Questlove
Soul is what makes music real. It's what people feel
- Childhood - Where It All Starts — Michael Jackson
Childhood is where it all starts. If we lose childhood, we lose everything.