“Later that year, the Voting Rights Act opened the door for thousands to register for the first time.” — Junius Williams Copy Share Image
“Any ministry to black people which is not designed to effect their empowerment is designed to perpetuate their enslavement.” — Anonymous Copy Share Image
My horizon on humanity is enlarged by reading the writers of poems, seeing a painting, listening to some music, some opera, which… — Wole Soyinka Copy Share Image
Whereas our ancestors (not of choice) were the first successful cultivators of the wilds of America, we their descendants feel ourselves entitled… — Richard Allen Copy Share Image
“The war that killed my grandfather and great-uncles and thousands of other blacks is only a footnote in our history books.” — Cristina García Copy Share Image
When you have a large amount of the workforce being laid off, some of them have no other choice but to go… — Daymond John Copy Share Image
The majority of the Negroes who took part in the year-long boycott of Montgomery's buses were poor and untutored; but they understood… — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
[W]e are the heirs of a past of rope, fire, and murder. I for one am not ashamed of this past. My… — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
Happy Black History Month everyone. I challenge you blacks to change how other races view us. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“That was when I realized we weren’t born to be slaves. It was ignorant for any man to think he could be… — Jay Grewal Copy Share Image
For children, diversity needs to be real and not merely relegated to learning the names of the usual suspects during Black History… — John Ridley Copy Share Image
I was often filled with excitement to be given a platform to showcase Black history to others. I never questioned why Black… — Judi Love Copy Share Image
I have observed this in my experience of slavery, that whenever my condition was improved, instead of increasing my contentment; it only… — Frederick Douglass Copy Share Image
Whilst so much is being done in the world, to ameliorate the condition of mankind, and the spirit of Freedom is marching… — James Forten Copy Share Image
We intend to make this world the most beautiful, glorious planet that any human being can imagine and, really, beyond anything any… — Hafsat Abiola Copy Share Image
I love Black History Month and celebrating my ancestral roots, but not just my blackness, which is so beautiful. But my Tahitian… — Jordan Fisher Copy Share Image
Many of us in Nashville accepted nonviolence as a way of life, a way of living, not simply as a technique or… — John Lewis Copy Share Image
“So on June 16, 1970, history was made in Newark. Ken Gibson became the first black mayor of a major Northeastern city.” — Junius Williams Copy Share Image
“Yes, my friends, your hunger for history is still pretty segregated. Your knowledge of America often ends at the color line. You… — Michael Eric Dyson Copy Share Image
One of the things I recognized early on, doing whatever studies of black history I have, is that even though black folks… — Kerry James Marshall Copy Share Image
Black History Month must be more than just a month of remembrance; it should be a tribute to our history and reminder… — Marty Meehan Copy Share Image
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