Quote by Ricky L. Jones

Before BLM, there was a dormancy in our black freedom movement. Obviously many of us were doing work, but we've been able to reignite…

— Patrisse Cullors

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 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

Mainstream medias representation, or its guerrilla decontextualization, of black mens lives in particular can set the stage for erroneous assumptions capable of damaging an…

— Aberjhani

At the same time, you see in those studies, you see the emergence of various movements among black youth that are really challenging the…

— Henry Giroux

“One of the greatest paradoxes of the Black Power movement was that it talked unceasingly about not imitating the values of white society, but…

— Martin Luther King Jr

“The trigger for white rage, inevitably, is black advancement. It is not the mere presence of black people that is the problem; rather, it…

— Carol Anderson

Mainstream media's representation, or its guerrilla decontextualization, of black men's lives in particular can set the stage for erroneous assumptions capable of damaging an…

— Aberjhani

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

“Some days there were more police in schools than students. Rumors spread that armed black marauders would ride through their neighborhoods shooting whites at…

— Rick Perlstein