“Life was not always so peaceful and rewarding at NAPA (the office). Sometime during 1968, I cam back to the office and… — Junius Williams Copy Share Image
I pay homage and respect to Bobby Womack [for Black History Month] knowing that he passed last year... Him being one of… — Big K.R.I.T Copy Share Image
Through grit and determination, the legendary Muhammad Ali made a lasting impact fighting for humanitarian rights and racial justice and I can… — Laphonza Butler Copy Share Image
“Vagrancy laws and other laws defining activities such as "mischief" and "insulting gestures" as crimes were enforced vigorously against blacks. The aggressive… — Michelle Alexander Copy Share Image
While not always pretty or comfortable to discuss, Black history shines a light on the everlasting resilience of patriots in the Black… — Byron Donalds Copy Share Image
We’ve gone through the names—Negro, African American, African, Black. For me that’s an indication of a people still trying to find their… — Spike Lee 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
“Until now (1960, date of the first edition), the history of Black Africa has always been written with dates as dry as… — Cheikh Anta Diop Copy Share Image
“A government offering such bounty to builders and lenders could have required compliance with a nondiscrimination policy. Instead, the FHA adopted a… — Charles Abrams Copy Share Image
I went to school in the 70s and the 80s, and the last thing I expected of my schools back then was… — David Olusoga Copy Share Image
'Smart Funny and Black' is basically a live black pop culture game show that I created. We have a live band. We… — Amanda Seales Copy Share Image
White America has seen to it that Black history has been suppressed in schools and in American history books. The bravery of… — Huey Newton Copy Share Image
As I like to say to the people in Montgomery: "The tension in this city is not between white people and Negro… — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
“He broke me down past the flesh, past the muscle, past the bone, down to my soul and in a loud provocation,… — Jay Grewal Copy Share Image
That happens to a lot of couples. I understand the black history in this country, and regret it, I wish it hadn't… — Rush Limbaugh 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
If we accept and acquiesce in the face of discrimination, we accept the responsibility ourselves. We should, therefore, protest openly everything ...… — Mary McLeod Bethune 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
“I had no way of predicting that Selma to Montgomery was indeed to be the last great civil rights march of the… — Junius Williams Copy Share Image