To paraphrase Forrest Gump, "Ugly is, as Ugly does!

“Later that year, the Voting Rights Act opened the door for thousands to register for the first time.”

— Junius Williams

“Any ministry to black people which is not designed to effect their empowerment is designed to perpetuate their enslavement.”

— Anonymous

My horizon on humanity is enlarged by reading the writers of poems, seeing a painting, listening to some music, some opera, which has nothing…

— Wole Soyinka

Whereas our ancestors (not of choice) were the first successful cultivators of the wilds of America, we their descendants feel ourselves entitled to participate…

— Richard Allen

“The war that killed my grandfather and great-uncles and thousands of other blacks is only a footnote in our history books.”

— Cristina García

When you have a large amount of the workforce being laid off, some of them have no other choice but to go out there…

— Daymond John

I didn't learn black history in school. I had to go find Malcolm X books.

— Rza

The majority of the Negroes who took part in the year-long boycott of Montgomery's buses were poor and untutored; but they understood the essence…

— Martin Luther King, Jr

I do consider myself part of black history.

— Mary J. Blige

[W]e are the heirs of a past of rope, fire, and murder. I for one am not ashamed of this past. My shame is…

— Martin Luther King, Jr

Happy Black History Month everyone. I challenge you blacks to change how other races view us.

— Anonymous

“That was when I realized we weren’t born to be slaves. It was ignorant for any man to think he could be the master…

— Jay Grewal

For children, diversity needs to be real and not merely relegated to learning the names of the usual suspects during Black History Month or…

— John Ridley

Unconditional love will have the final word in reality.

— Martin Luther King, Jr

I was often filled with excitement to be given a platform to showcase Black history to others. I never questioned why Black history wasn't…

— Judi Love