“Between 1882 and 1968, more black people were lynched in MIssissippi than in any other state.” — Ta-Nehisi Coates Copy Share Image
There are times in life when, instead of complaining, you do something about your complaints. — Rita Dove Copy Share Image
The world is a severe schoolmaster, for its frowns are less dangerous than its smiles and flatteries, and it is a difficult… — Phillis Wheatley Copy Share Image
I refuse to accept the view . . . that the bright daybreak of peace and brotherhood can never become a reality. — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
I am not tragically colored. There is no great sorrow dammed up in my soul, nor lurking behind my eyes. I do… — Zora Neale Hurston Copy Share Image
The power of a movement lies in the fact that it can indeed change the habits of people. This change is not… — Steven Biko Copy Share Image
It's down to schools to educate children about their history, especially black history. — Ashley Walters Copy Share Image
Valentine's Day and Black History Month are sad reminders of how lonely and white I am. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Black history isn't a separate history. This is all of our history, this is American history, and we need to understand that.… — Karyn Parsons 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
During Black History Month, we not only should celebrate those who have made North Carolina a better place to live for everyone,… — Roy Cooper Copy Share Image
Black History Month should be celebrated everyday. It's a month that's kind of sad to me, because I am reminded of the… — Tamara James Copy Share Image
Black culture is pop culture, Black History Month is every month, and that's something they want us to forget. What better way… — Goldlink Copy Share Image
For my mum, it was really important to teach me and my brothers, so it came more from her to be honest… — Vick Hope Copy Share Image
When the Negro was completely an underdog, he needed white spokesmen. Liberals played their parts in this period exceedingly well… But now… — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
“Organizing a working majority proved harder than we thought because we couldn't get a quorum. But one day in December, twelve people… — Junius Williams Copy Share Image
Never before has the seductive market way of life held such sway in nearly every sphere of American life. This marketing way… — Cornel West Copy Share Image
“I watched these young people read to the audience parts of history that placed our country in context. I felt, in that… — Clint Smith Copy Share Image
“THE NEXT DAY WAS RAIN-SOAKED and smelled of thick sweet caramel, warm coconut and ginger. A nearby bakery fanned its daily offerings.… — Brandi L. Bates Copy Share Image
One reads the truer deeper facts of Reconstruction with a great despair. It is at once so simple and human, and yet… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“I once two beautiful children playing together. One was a fair white child; the other was her slave, and also her sister.… — Harriet Ann Jacobs 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
“I love long regarded my country as a secret, as a land half-won, its story half-told. It was as if the past… — John Pilger Copy Share Image
“The Society for the Colonization of Free People of Color of America, better known as the American Colonization Society was a group… — Captain Hank Bracker Copy Share Image
You can be up to your boobies in white satin, with gardenias in your hair and no sugar cane for miles, but… — Billie Holiday Copy Share Image
A wise man can play the part of a clown, but a clown can't play the part of a wise man. — Malcolm X 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
The problem with hatred and violence is that they intensity the fears of the white majority, and leave them less ashamed of… — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
Every year, Black History Month presents an opportunity to honor the legacy, contributions, and rich history of Black Americans and how they… — Laphonza Butler 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
Happy black history month to all my African Americans thanks to all the African American men and women who lead us so… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
What's so interesting is taking kind of all these horror tropes and really finding black history and American history to layer on… — Misha Green Copy Share Image
“Sometimes you don’t choose greatness, it chooses you. And when it does, it requires a certain level of understandin', courage and a… — Jay Grewal 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
Our goal was not freedom. Freedom was the necessary prerequisite to get to equality. — Jesse Jackson Copy Share Image
Black History Month is in the shortest month of the year, and the coldest-just in case we want to have a parade — Chris Rock Copy Share Image
Today we know with certainty that segregation is dead. The only question remaining is how costly will be the funeral. — 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
Black History Month is a poignant time for the entire country, but particularly the African American community. — Jaime Harrison Copy Share Image
I feel that the most important requirement in success is learning to overcome failure. You must learn to tolerate it, but never… — Reggie Jackson Copy Share Image
