Clint Smith Quotes


Preparing oneself for the possibility of confronting racism triggers something that slowly chips away at physical and emotional well-being.


Citations

Smith, Clint. "The Physical Toll of Systemic Racism." The Atlantic, 2015.

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Clint Smith
Clint Smith
  • Born: August 25, 1988
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Writer

Clinton Smith III is an American writer, poet and scholar. He is the author of Counting Descent, a 2017 poetry collection that was a finalist for the NAACP Image Awards and won Best Poetry Book from the Black Caucus of the American Library Association. Smith is also a doctoral candidate at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. He is a regular contributor to the Pod Save the People podcast, where he discusses the week's news with a panel of other activists.