Black Quote by Angela Davis

The movement for black lives isn't just about black people. Black liberation has never just been about black people. It's been about a fight…

— Patrisse Cullors

Any movement that has been successful in this country for Black liberation has included old and young, men and women, and people not of…

— Nate Parker

The liberation of Blacks is not for Blacks only.

— Jesse Jackson

Look, the Black community is diverse. We have generational divides. We have class divides. We have parts of the Black community that are fairly…

— Maya Wiley

There's a class divide in black America that doesn't seem to trouble black Americans so much, but whites use it and exploit it. The…

— Darryl Pinckney

We cannot assume that people by virtue of the fact that they are black are going to associate themselves with progressive political struggles. We…

— Angela Davis

Every person that steps up and commits to social change helps solidify the black movement cause. It is not easy for those who fill…

— Assata Shakur

In fact, the class divide in the black community is now seen by some as a permanent aspect of our existence.

— Henry Louis Gates

If you understand the Black Lives Matter movement, there's no central leadership of the movement. This is an organic, grassroots movement all around America.

— Cory Booker

I think one of the great things that I have seen happen since the rise of the movement for black lives is the growth…

— Eugene Puryear

I also think it's crucial to convey that the [Black] Movement largely succeeded because of the unwavering dedication of young people willing to risk…

— Nate Powell

Before BLM, there was a dormancy in our black freedom movement. Obviously many of us were doing work, but we've been able to reignite…

— Patrisse Cullors