"Are you able to accept blows without retaliation?" ~ Martin Luther King, Jr.
There are many brave African-Americans. They need to be inspired by those of us who have a platform. ~ Maxine Waters
Love is that condition in the human spirit so profound that it allows one to survive, and better than that, to thrive with passion, compassion, and style. ~ Maya Angelou
Just like you can buy grades of silk, you can buy grades of justice. ~ Ray Charles
A black hen lays a white egg. ~ French Proverb
There isn't a certain time we should set aside to talk about God. God is part of our every waking moment. ~ Marva Collins
Be black, shine, aim high. ~ Leontyne Price
Expect nothing. Live frugally On surprise. ~ Alice Walker
God gives nothing to those who keep their arms crossed. ~ African Proverb
There is no labor a person does that is undignified; if they do it right.~ Bill Cosby
The powers of single black men flash here and there like falling stars, and die sometimes before the world has rightly gauged their brightness. ~ W.E.B. Du Bois
God has blessed you when he lets you believe in somebody. ~ Billie Holiday
They think because they hold us in infernal chains we wish to be white, or of their color, but they are dreadfully deceived—we wish to be just as it pleased our Creator to have made us. ~ David Walker
All racists are irresponsible. ~ James Baldwin
As far as I knew white women were never lonely, except in books. White men adored them, Black men desired them and Black women worked for them. ~ Maya Angelou
