Black Quote by Eugene Puryear

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

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

We've got to have a legacy of leadership. We've got to bring along with us a generation of black women who are going to…

— Jewell Jackson McCabe

Now, if we look at the way in which the labor movement itself has evolved over the last couple of decades, we see increasing…

— Angela Davis

As a young black boy, it made me proud to see black leaders that did something amazing and made the world change.

— John Legend

I think #BlackLivesMatter is a huge campaign that is important and integral to our advancement as a people.

— Chance The Rapper

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

I think the black community has a lot to work on internally with what they deem successful.

— Janet Hubert

I like to think my work is furthering black culture by educating and empowering black people.

— Franchesca Ramsey

I think in black communities today we need to encourage a lot more cross racial organizing.

— Angela Davis

When I see the leadership roles black women are taking today I am very encouraged.

— Rosa Parks

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