A Redemptive Path Forward Quotes

“I no longer saw the tattoos covering an inmate's face, or his threatening snarl. I saw his armor, and I knew that he, too, was buried under the debris of fear and pain that I had been, that we all are. And when I reached out to him with a sense of compassion, eventually he was able to meet me with the one thing we all have in common: grace.”
― Antong Lucky, A Redemptive Path Forward: From Incarceration to a Life of Activism

“It opened my eyes to a realm of activism that exists in name only; the air had been so thoroughly let out of people's hopes, they were simply going through the motions. (...) But there was still another, even more depraved, reason (...) The people in charge wouldn't allow change in the neighborhood until you put some change in their pockets. Meanwhile, they continue to bitterly question, looking askance at anyone who tried to help, why the neighborhood remained in decay.”
― Antong Lucky, A Redemptive Path Forward: From Incarceration to a Life of Activism

“I came to understand more broadly that the look and feel of our communities has a profound effect on the collective mental state of the people living there.”
― Antong Lucky, A Redemptive Path Forward: From Incarceration to a Life of Activism

“But the truth is we have been the victims of lies and bankrupted of forgiveness. When someone offends you, violence and retribution is not the only option - we can forgive. Forgiving means to pardon before you punish.”
― Antong Lucky, A Redemptive Path Forward: From Incarceration to a Life of Activism

“Omar explained that Crips was anacronym for Community Revolution in Progress (...) They were first meant to offer guardianship and community to counter crime and violence. (...) Incidentally, the Bloods rose up for the same reason in 1972, except they were meant to provide protection from the Crips. So it was a self-perpetuating cycle of attack and defense.”
― Antong Lucky, A Redemptive Path Forward: From Incarceration to a Life of Activism