America Quote by Walter Rodney

Long before many of us were even conscious of our own degradation, Marcus Garvey fought for African national and racial equality.

— Kwame Nkrumah

[Malcolm X] shared with Marcus Garvey a commitment to building strong black institutions. He shared with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., a commitment to…

— Manning Marable

Long before many of us were even conscious of our own degradation, these men [Marcus Garvey and W. E. B. DuBois] fought for African…

— Kwame Nkrumah

The rise of African nations concurrent with the spread of the Nation of Islam and the civil rights movement gave black America a burst…

— John Henrik Clarke

Fortunately, the leadership of black immigrant communities has always been present in all black liberation movements from leaders like Marcus Garvey to Shirley Chisholm…

— Opal Tometi

There never has been a desire on the part of the government that the struggle of Black people in America should be linked to…

— Louis Farrakhan

Thomas Sowell, among many others, has articulated the power of individual responsibility as an antidote to black poverty for over 40 years. Black thinkers…

— Shelby Steele

I think that Malcolm X was the most remarkable historical figure produced by Black America in the 20th century.

— Manning Marable

“I keep thinking about Marcus Garvey and what he says about black people knowing themselves. It's clear that if the so-called Negro goes to…

— Vaunda Micheaux Nelson

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 don't believe we have ever had a Black leader that was so widely accepted among the masses of people, as well as the…

— Louis Farrakhan

It's no accident that most of the great black spokespersons and leaders understood the centrality of self-affirmation, self-respect and self-love.

— Cornel West