88 Quotes by Alicia Garza

We all lose when bullying and personal attacks become a substitute for genuine conversation and principled disagreement.

My definition of feminism is a social, political, economic system by which all genders are valued, respected, and can live dignified lives.

Black Lives Matter is not just concerned with what happens in policing. The disregard, the disrespect, and the lack of dignity for black life transcends through the fabric of our society.

If I don't watch the news in a day, I think the potential for humanity is incredible. But anytime I look at the news, I'm like, 'We're in really big trouble.'

We are clear that all lives matter, but we live in a world where that's not actually happening in practice. So if we want to get to the place where all lives matter, then we have to make sure that black lives matter, too.

When we address the disparities facing black people, we get a lot closer to a true democracy where all lives matter.

There is hope for humanity, but in order for us to get there, we really have to interrogate not just what it takes to change laws, but what it takes to change culture that supports laws that uplift humanity and also supports laws that serve to denigrate it.

Certainly, we have to make sure our police forces do not have weapons of mass destruction with which they can terrorize our communities.

I'll be honest with you: I think that it's really difficult, this framing around 'good cops' and 'bad cops.' Policing, as a system, is incredibly corrupt, period.