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It's a speech by an african-american/biracial woman who is an animal rights activist. She says many people think animal rights and veganism is a "white thing". She does protests with PETA and usually she would be the only black person to show up, and that's something she wants to change. Here are a couple of what I think are the important quotes from her speech:


"I wanna get my people to see that we're being exploited by these food companies who do not have our best interest at heart, and our lack of knowledge about going vegan is literally killing us."


"So I'm here to tell you two things. Number one, we can care about more than one struggle. My activism includes everyone and everything. I can't walk past a hungry dog without helping, and I can't walk past a hungry person without helping. I care about the planet and my health is super important to me. I care about it all. And number two, animal activism isn't a white thing, it's a caring thing. Caring for all living beings. And with the right approach I believe everyone can be inspired to be compassionate no matter their background or the color of their skin."