Community Quote by Jeff Shinabarger

“[...] The negative turned positive, black misery sublimated into heightened consciousness, suffering into solidarity!”

— Kang Chol-Hwan

“(The essence of the irony of the plight of the Negro in America, to me, is that he is doomed to live in isolation…

— Richard Wright

“Although there was always generosity in the Negro neighborhood, it was indulged on pain of sacrifice. Whatever was given by Black people to other…

— Maya Angelou

“The lack of moral character is the number one problem in the black community today”

— Rev. Jesse Lee Peterson

“You speak of black excellence, yet you're at the forefront of canceling black people and their businesses. Instead of helping, supporting, advising, or constructively…

— De philosopher DJ Kyos

“We cannot afford to lose the Negro. We have urgent need of all and more. Let us therefore turn our efforts to making the…

— Andrew Carnegie

“What started as a struggle for equal rights and a more color-blind society has turned into a major industry--the victim industry. Like the rest…

— Tammy Bruce

“Well, life is a constant struggle between being an individual and being a member of the community.”

— Sherman Alexie

“Lift up the weak; inspire the ignorant... Rescue the failures; encourage the deprived! Live to give... Don't only hustle for survival. Go, and settle…

— Israelmore Ayivor

“At a basic level, community unites us to a purpose bigger than our own lives as individuals.”

— Randy Frazee

“Community, a place of healing and growth . . . When people enter community, especially from a place of loneliness in a big city…

— Jean Vanier

“The negro’s story may have started in this country with degradation, but triumph and prosperity would be his one day.”

— Colson Whitehead