#empower

We can't afford to deny our past in a bid to be empowered. But what we can do is contextualize the past. ↗

— David Oyelowo

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I see explicit covers on magazines, and they're getting even more explicit, and it's like, Are women being empowered, or is this just what sells magazines? Are they feeling pressured, or have they really come into themselves and are saying, 'I am woman, hear me roar?' ↗

— Rosie Perez

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I'm someone who believes the truth needs to be heard. And if I'm empowered with the truth, I'm not going to shut up. ↗

— Scott Ritter

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