“The lie we are told is that white rage and white fear are honest emotions that preserve the integrity of American democracy... White rage and white fear are reactions to perceptions among white people that their power might be slipping away. Black rage and Black fear are fundamentally more honest, because they are reactions to the violence of white supremacy.”

“The lie we are told is that white rage and white fear are honest emotions that preserve the integrity of American democracy... White rage and white fear are reactions to perceptions among white people that their power might be slipping away. Black rage and Black fear are fundamentally more honest, because they are reactions to the violence of white supremacy.”

— Brittney Cooper