Black Quote by Cornel West

The wonderful thing about the black church for me is that it forces you to come to terms with the centrality of love in…

— Cornel West

I think that's the core of black aesthetics: the ability to improvise. That is what has enabled our [black people's] survival.

— August Wilson

There are those who believe Black people possess the secret of joy and that it is this that will sustain them through any spiritual…

— Alice Walker

“Back then, Black churches were a small piece of peace. Church was a world where, even with its imperfections, the offer of equality and…

— Janelle Gray

Black churches are very powerful forces in the African American community and always have been. Because religion has been that one place where you…

— James H. Cone

There is a perception within our community and the world that black people don't love each other. That we don't fight for each other.…

— Gina Prince-Bythewood

The beauty of the literary art, the grappling with the black church, the wrestling with one's identity in the bosom of a complicated black…

— Michael Eric Dyson

Black excellence is a thing. People - from Beyonce Knowles to Venus and Serena Williams to folks you haven't heard of - are into…

— Hilton Als

“The black church must preach the truth and become a place where all men can come and hear the word without feeling they will…

— J.L. King

The Black church is extremely important in Black America. I think most Americans themselves believe in a divine power, in a god, and I'm…

— Harry Lennix

I love being black. People look at me like I'm crazy cause I love myself, and I look at them like they need a…

— Taisha N Wright

I think Black people need to take self-esteem seriously.

— Bell Hooks