Angela Y. Davis

Angela Y. Davis is an American political activist, scholar, author, and educator known for her work on civil rights, race, gender, and prison abolition. She gained prominence in the 1960s and 1970s as a scholar and activist, has written influential books, and has taught at universities including UCLA and the University of California, Santa Cruz.

Quotes by Angela Y. Davis

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I am no longer accepting the things I cannot change. I am changing the things I cannot accept. — Angela Y. Davis

Changing What We Can No Longer Accept

Finally, the quote calls for courage paired with care. Audre Lorde’s “The Transformation of Silence into Language and Action” (1977) reminds us that speaking and acting carry risks, yet the cost of silence is greater. Sustainable change requires communities that protect one another while pressing forward. Thus, the arc from refusal to reconstruction is both ethical and practical. By tending to people as we transform policy, we ensure that the world we are building already embodies the values we refuse to live without. [...]

Created on: 11/18/2025