Anyone can look to someone like Ruby Bridges and be inspired. We wanted to emphasize that this really is all of our… — Big E Copy Share Image
There's a lot of black history - my history - that I don't know about. — Alison Hammond Copy Share Image
“...After all, acknowledging unfairness then calls decent people forth to correct those injustices. And since most persons are at their core, decent… — Tim Wise Copy Share Image
“But when they brought Sabira out, the crowd parted almost magically. A sea of hands rose faster than a swell and a… — Jay Grewal Copy Share Image
Happy Black History Month. Everyone should try and learn about at least one African American daily...not just Martin Luther or Malcolm X. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“I had never run a campaign, but I was an organizer. My job was to create momentum by mobilizing the constituency we… — Junius Williams Copy Share Image
No race has a monopoly on vice or virtue, and the worth of an individual is not related to the color of… — Whitney M. Young Copy Share Image
I went to school with a lot of kids whose fathers and mothers were part of the El Paso black history. — Ron Stallworth Copy Share Image
American means white, and Africanist people struggle to make the term applicable to themselves with ethnicity and hyphen after hyphen after hyphen. — Toni Morrison Copy Share Image
“If origin defines race, then we are all Africans – we are all black.” — Abhijit Naskar Copy Share Image
“$1,200, That was the price of a man in those days. Now you can call him black, or you can call him… — Jay Grewal Copy Share Image
Through the years, Madam Walker has certainly become a staple of anything that has to do with black history, women's history and… — A'Lelia Bundles Copy Share Image
“Black people are not the descendants of kings. We are—and I say this with big pride—the progeny of slaves. If there’s any… — Ta-Nehisi Coates Copy Share Image
When I was six, God was a white man with a big beard riding on a white cloud. That's the image television… — Ice Cube Copy Share Image
All kids of all races need to understand, not just about black history but their own history. It's something that will help… — Andre Gray Copy Share Image
“Too few of us from the Black Power generation and the movements to take power in cities through the election of black… — Junius Williams Copy Share Image
“I watched as people went to the memorial reading the names. I started at the first entry from 1954. I read each… — Janelle Gray Copy Share Image
Black History Month is a poignant time for the entire country, but particularly the African American community. — Jaime Harrison Copy Share Image
“The official erasure of any existence before enslavement – as if black Americans did not exist before the yolk and the chains… — Bonnie Greer Copy Share Image
We must never forget that Black History is American History. The achievements of African Americans have contributed to our nation's greatness. — Yvette Clarke Copy Share Image
Defining myself, as opposed to being defined by others, is one of the most difficult challenges I face. — Carol Moseley Braun Copy Share Image
“It is character that should be the sole measure of judgement in the society of thinking humanity, and nothing short of that… — Abhijit Naskar Copy Share Image
“You know what Black means? BLACK means Brave, BLACK means Leaderly, BLACK means Adventurous, BLACK means Considerate, BLACK means Kind.” — Abhijit Naskar Copy Share Image
