Good friends are often our lifelines. Mine have seen me through heartbreak, through the deaths of loved ones, and through that phase in college when I was obsessed with denim jumpsuits and matching fingerless gloves. Luvvie Ajayi Read Quote
People need to seek out some diversity in their life. One of my friends is a pig farmer in Michigan, and even she has black friends. She’s in the middle of nowhere – the closest airport is, like, three hours away – and she manages to connect with black people. Luvvie Ajayi Read Quote
I could write a whole other book called ‘I’m Judging You, America!’ I still might. Luvvie Ajayi Read Quote
People use the guise of art, and artistic expression, to do all kinds of hateful things. It’s like Trump and everybody else using the guise of humor to say hateful things, the excuse being, ‘I was just being funny.’ Luvvie Ajayi Read Quote
I knew I was Yoruba and Nigerian for the first 9 years of my life. I did not become conscious of my color and all that came with it until I moved to the United States with my family. Luvvie Ajayi Read Quote
Being conscious of Global Blackness is knowing that we are not an island of our struggle but a nation of our triumphs. That’s blackness to me. Luvvie Ajayi Read Quote
In my workshops for young adults, the most important thing I emphasize is that anything posted online, no matter how private they think it is, is permanent. Luvvie Ajayi Read Quote
You can be tweeting strangers and saying, ‘Don’t say that,’ but are you saying that to your friends? How about your mom? Your boyfriend at the dinner table who says something homophobic? If you’re not saying the same things in person that you’re saying online, then what are your tweets doing? Luvvie Ajayi Read Quote
When I set out to write ‘I’m Judging You,’ I wanted to create something that was both timely and timeless. But I didn’t know how timely this book would be until we, the people of the United States, elected a walking Cheeto to the highest office in the land on November 8, 2016. Luvvie Ajayi Read Quote
I wasn’t the only person out there writing about pop culture and race, but I stayed true to my voice, and people felt attracted to that. They said it felt like they were having brunch with their best friend. Luvvie Ajayi Read Quote
