Black Quote by Assata Shakur

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

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

The Black Lives Matter movement is stronger when non-black people step up for it.

— Demba Ba

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

Black leadership has to recognize that principles more than speech, character more than a claim, is greater in advancing the cause of our liberation…

— Louis Farrakhan

Our decentralized, localized leadership structure has really allowed for Black Lives Matter structures in their own communities to take on the state and take…

— Patrisse Cullors

Being part of social movements like Black Lives Matter or organizations like NAACP, or any group representing a cause, gives you more resources, knowledge,…

— Logan Browning

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 sad truth is that the civil rights movement cannot be reborn until we identify the causes of black suffering, some of them self-inflicted.…

— Henry Louis Gates

The Black Lives Matter National Network and the movement at large are sophisticated. We're not easily won over by talking points and campaign trail…

— Patrisse Cullors

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

What is black empowerment when it seems to benefit not the vast majority but an elite that tends to be recycled?

— Desmond Tutu