Black History Month Quotes
- For Africa to me... is more than a glamorous fact. It is a historical truth. No man can know where he is going unless he… — Maya Angelou
- I have a dream, and a plan, to combine the commercial possibilities of Valentine's Day with the substance and meaning of black history month. I… — Mo Rocca
- Racism is not an excuse to not do the best you can. — Arthur Ashe
- They oughtta change Black History Month to Black Progress Month and start measuring it. — Rush Limbaugh
- This being Black History Month, I would like to ask people to celebrate the similarities and not focus on the differences between people of color… — Lynn Swann
- Black History Month should be celebrated everyday. It's a month that's kind of sad to me, because I am reminded of the struggles that people… — Unknown Author
- Black History Month is dedicated to heroes that paved the way for Black people. It's a month that's very imperative because it gives those who… — Alana Beard
- Black History Month is a great celebration for Black people everywhere. I just hope we get to the point as Black people that we celebrate… — Unknown Author
- It is my hope that as we commemorate Black History Month in the future, we will continue to celebrate the many achievements and rich culture… — Eliot Engel
- I pay homage and respect to Bobby Womack [for Black History Month] knowing that he passed last year... Him being one of those artists that… — Big KRIT
- I don't want a Black History Month. Black history is American history. — Morgan Freeman
- Black History Month must be more than just a month of remembrance; it should be a tribute to our history and reminder of the work… — Marty Meehan
- As we celebrate Black History Month we should be grateful for the achievements they made and inspired by their legacies to continue their work. — Marty Meehan
- Black people have always been used as a buffer in this country between powers to prevent class war. — Toni Morrison
- If the only time you think of me as a scientist is during Black History Month, then I must not be doing my job as… — Neil deGrasse Tyson
- Bringing the gifts that my ancestors gave, I am the dream and the hope of the slave. I rise. I rise. I rise. — Maya Angelou
- We should emphasize not Negro History, but the Negro in history. What we need is not a history of selected races or nations, but the… — Carter G. Woodson