TONI MORRISON CHALLENGES PATRIARCHY

I AM NOT ASHAMED

I am not ashamed to admit that I am a feminist. There is nothing shameful about empowering women and girls. There is nothing shameful about believing that both genders deserve the full expression of their beings. Gender justice is human justice!

MY CONSCIOUSNESS

I operate out of a Black feminist queer atheist consciousness.

CRITICAL THINKING

People will try to kill the critical thinking instinct within you by labeling you “controversial.”

CHALLENGING GENDER STEREOTYPES

“I’m a girl… that doesn’t mean I have to wear a skirt.”