Claudia Rankine
1963
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Quotes
Biography
Claudia Rankine is an American poet, playwright, and professor known for her works that often address issues of race, identity, and social justice. She was born in 1963 in Jamaica and later moved to the United States with her family. Rankine has received numerous awards for her writing, including the National Book Critics Circle Award. She is also a chancellor of the Academy of American Poets and a professor at Yale University.
Famous Quotes (5)
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Because white men can’t/ police their imagination/ black people are dying.
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You are in the dark, in the car, watching the black-tarred street being swallowed by speed; he tells you his dean is making him hire a person of color when there are so many great writers out there.
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The world is wrong.
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You assume, you have to assume, you are being gaslighted.
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What does a victorious or defeated black woman’s body in a historically white space look like, act like, feel like?