“There is plenty of work that needs to be done by men to dismantle patriarchy” — Malebo Sephodi Copy Share Image
“Black men are also notorious for posing as cool and above-it-all instead of expressing joy and happiness. This is one of the… — Jor-El Caraballo Copy Share Image
“The Tuskegee experiments are certainly a good reason for ongoing mistrust, but it is important not to overlook mistrust that is generated… — Clare Xanthos Copy Share Image
“The literature on African-American men’s health has often been informed by a “health behavior framework” as opposed to a “social determinants of… — Clare Xanthos Copy Share Image
“If you believe in a cause, be willing to stand up for that cause with a million people or by yourself.” — Otis S. Johnson Copy Share Image
“Daddy once told me there's a rage passed down to every black man from his ancestors, born the moment they couldn't stop… — Angie Thomas Copy Share Image
“Black Fatherhood is an incomparable gift to Black men that truly comprehend what it means to be called dad, daddy, father, or… — Stephanie Lahart Copy Share Image
“Inspire, celebrate, and empower our Black males. Support them in becoming confident, intelligent, strong, capable, and powerful Black men, teens, and boys.… — Stephanie Lahart Copy Share Image
“Practicing mindfulness can seem abstract at first. It certainly was to me. But what I’ve learned is that when we use the… — Jor-El Caraballo Copy Share Image
“The reality is that many Black men in the household are conditioned to see that their sole responsibility as a parent is… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“While the patriarchal boys in hip-hop crew may talk about keeping it real, there has been no musical culture with black men… — bell hooks Copy Share Image
“Developing a deeper relationship with the body is particularly important for Black men. As Black men we can often over-identify with others’… — Jor-El Caraballo Copy Share Image
“Since 1865, when the [Thirteenth] Amendment was passed, Black men were getting charged, set up, arrested, and convicted for the pettiest of… — Amy Watkins Copy Share Image
“Once upon a time black male “cool” was defined by the ways in which black men confronted hardships of life without allowing… — bell hooks Copy Share Image
“As a Black man and therapist, I know that the ways we heal may look different from the ways mainstream wellness talks… — Jor-El Caraballo Copy Share Image
“The attendant looked at Camilo, looked at Link, blandly, incuriously. Link thought, In New York all the black boys who go in… — Ann Petry Copy Share Image
“The women work because the white folks give them jobs—washing dishes and clothes and floors and windows. The women work because for… — Ann Petry Copy Share Image
“I am a Black woman, therefore, I am destined to protect myself. Our men have wandered too far to beckon. They are… — Bethanee Epifani J. Bryant Copy Share Image
“Self-care is not a perfect journey. Different factors and barriers, including mental ones, get in the way of self-care. Even when armed… — Jor-El Caraballo Copy Share Image
“just then a little black ant struggles by alone, alone. And in that moment, I want us to give ourselves over to… — Michael Kleber-Diggs Copy Share Image
“And she got the feeling that Boots Smith's relationship to this swiftly moving car was no ordinary one. He wasn't just a… — Ann Petry Copy Share Image
“She supposed the young colored men of Link's generation couldn't have manners like Mr. Powther's, though she didn't know why. Wars and… — Ann Petry Copy Share Image
“That morning, like every morning, the first decision he made regarded his Blackness. His skin was a deep, constant brown. In public,… — Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah Copy Share Image
“Sociologically, politically, psychologically, spiritually, it was never enough for James Baldwin to categorize himself as one thing or the other: not just… — Aberjhani Copy Share Image
“It's just too easy for a gay black man to drown amid the names of dead black gay men.” — Saeed Jones Copy Share Image
“The defeat that had frightened her in the faces of black men was the defeat of black forever defined by white.” — Alice Walker Copy Share Image
“you have not been placed on this earth to be the sole source of comfort for the black man's fragile ego. Page 221” — Deborrah Cooper Copy Share Image
“Emmanuel started learning the basics of his Blackness before he knew how to do long division: smiling when angry, whispering when he… — Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah Copy Share Image
“have you ever heard a black woman weep over her skinmurdered child. it is the splitting of atoms. it is billions of… — Nayyirah Waheed Copy Share Image
“When we do not heal, we allow our worst moments to define and shape us. We lose our ability to see the… — Nijiama Smalls Copy Share Image
“Often dismayed by but generally unflinching in the face of perpetual adversity, he [W.E.B. Du Bois] engaged the battle for equal human… — Aberjhani Copy Share Image
“She's scared, he thought. She's scared deaf, dumb, and blind. She thinks I'm going to rape her. I'm due to rape her,… — Ann Petry Copy Share Image
“Well, of course," Camilo said, and grinned back at JohnRolandJoseph and his long line of bought and paid for ancestors, as friendly… — Ann Petry Copy Share Image
“To be sure, I had, and have, spent the better part of my post-college life growing up in the public eye, with… — Kevin Powell Copy Share Image
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