Migrant Heart Quotes

“Color blindness is not the remedy for racism it is promoted to be. Rather, it further distorts the perceptions of those who refuse to acknowledge the very real impact of race on the lives of people of color. When US Americans claim color-blindness, they avoid difficult conversations about race, refusing to confront uncomfortable truths about systemic and historic injustice and admit their own privilege. But how can you change what you refuse to see?”
― Reyna Grande, Migrant Heart: Essays About Things I Can't Forget