Black Quote by Bell Hooks

“I spent most of my time floating on an inflatable raft in the pristine Mediterranean waters, my big belly curving toward the sun, reading…

— Jane Fonda

I grew up in the midst of poverty but every black kid that I knew could read and write. We have to talk about…

— Bell Hooks

I think that in his 39 short years of life, Malcolm X came to symbolize Black urban America, its culture, its politics, its militancy,…

— Manning Marable

Malcolm X finally became the person he was meant and raised to be. He fought against the forces of racism to return to that.…

— Kekla Magoon

I think that Malcolm X was envisioning, even while he was in the Nation of Islam, a black nationalist progressive strategy toward uniting black…

— Manning Marable

Malcolm X is a person who has inspired - he has been the muse of several generations of black cultural workers, artists, poets, playwrights.

— Manning Marable

Malcolm X had a clear vision and an understanding that we were - that he was a part of a broad freedom struggle.

— Manning Marable

I love 'The Autobiography of Malcolm X.' That was like the only black book we read in high school.

— Junot Diaz

[Malcolm X] shared with Marcus Garvey a commitment to building strong black institutions. He shared with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., a commitment to…

— Manning Marable

I think that Malcolm X was the most remarkable historical figure produced by Black America in the 20th century.

— Manning Marable

Malcolm X never renounced and never stepped away from a strong commitment to black nationalism and black self-determination. That's absolutely clear if you do…

— Manning Marable

What is clear is that Malcolm X incorporated within the framework of black nationalism a pan-Africanist and internationalist perspective. In doing so, he began…

— Manning Marable