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We are carrying collectively a lot of trauma, especially those of us in the African-American community. And if we're not careful, it'll overtake us, and we'll self-destruct.

~Bernice King

Topics: African-American Careful Carrying Collectively Community Lot Overtake Those Trauma Us

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Like my father, I believe that nonviolence is the antidote to what he called 'the triple evils of racism, poverty and militarism.' These three evils were consuming our hopes for community in 1964, and, fifty years later, we remain divided because of their festering effects.

~Bernice King

Topics: Antidote Because Believe Community Consuming Divided Effects Evils Father Fifty He Hopes Later Like Militarism Nonviolence Our Poverty Racism Remain Three Triple Were Years I Believe I Believe That

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I think the most pressing issue in our community is probably a generational divide.

~Bernice King

Topics: Community Divide Issue Most Our Our Community Pressing Think I Think

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If each of us works toward making a sincere effort when we wake up each morning with a renewed commitment and dedication to embracing nonviolence as a lifestyle, this world will become a better place, bringing us ever closer to the Beloved Community of which my father so often spoke.

~Bernice King

Topics: Become Beloved Better Better Place Bringing Closer Commitment Community Dedication Each Each Morning Effort Embracing Ever Father Lifestyle Making Morning Nonviolence Often Place Renewed Sincere Spoke Toward Up Us Wake Wake Up Which Will Works World

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Because it's not only that a child is inseparable from the family in which he lives, but that the lives of families are determined by the community in which they live and the cultural tradition from which they come.

~Bernice Weissbourd

Topics: Because Child Come Community Cultural Determined Families Family He Inseparable Live Lives Only Tradition Which

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I came up in the community center. I used to be physical director of the South Central Community Center in Chicago on 83rd. It's still there. It used to be around there when I was a kid.

~Bernie Mac

Topics: Around Came Center Central Chicago Community Director Kid Physical South Still Up Used I Came

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Look, if you have somebody who doesn't have health insurance, who doesn't have a doctor or dentist, and in order to deal with their cold or flu or dental problem, they go to an emergency room - in general, that visit will cost ten times more than walking into a community health center.

~Bernie Sanders

Topics: Center Cold Community Cost Deal Dental Dentist Doctor Emergency Emergency Room Flu General Go Health Health Insurance Insurance Look More Order Problem Room Somebody Ten Ten Times Than Times Visit Walking Who Will You

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Portland is a place where you can find a community as a feminist, a vegan or a fat activist. Artists, musicians, knitters, and filmmakers can all meet like-minded souls. It's proved the perfect place for me and all my punk friends.

~Beth Ditto

Topics: Activist Artists Community Fat Feminist Filmmakers Find Friends Me Meet Musicians Perfect Place Portland Proved Punk Souls Vegan Where You

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I'm very interested, in all my books, in community, what binds people together, which I think is an obvious consequence of being the fourth of six children.

~Beth Gutcheon

Topics: Being Binds Books Children Community Consequence Fourth Interested Obvious People Six Think Together Very Which I Think

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I grew up in Jackson, Mississippi, really in suburbia, so my mother was in community theatre plays.

~Beth Henley

Topics: Community Grew Jackson Mississippi Mother Plays Really Theatre Up

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