I am convinced that the Black man will only reach his full potential when he learns to draw upon the strengths and insights of the Black woman.
Manning MarableRead
The crisis of black politics can only be resolved through the development of multiclass, multiracial, progressive political structures.
Interpretation
What this quote means
The challenges facing black politics require inclusive and diverse political frameworks to address them effectively.
Manning Marable emphasizes that the issues within black politics cannot be effectively resolved in isolation but instead demand the establishment of progressive political structures that encompass multiple classes and races. By promoting inclusivity and collaboration across various societal groups, a more effective and unified political approach can be developed to tackle the complexities of these crises.
Themes
PoliticsMultiracialProgressiveCrisisUnity
In practice
Example use cases
During a community meeting addressing social justice, this quote could be used to emphasize the need for collaboration across different racial and class groups.
More from Manning Marable
All quotes →Whiteness in a racist, corporate-controlled society is like having the image of an American Express Cardstamped on one's face: immediately you are “universally accepted.”
Manning MarableRead
At the heart of the fractured soul of America is the frightening chasm of race.
Manning MarableRead
Similar quotes
Republicans don't like people to talk about depressions. You can hardly blame them for that. You remember the old saying: Don't talk about rope in the house where somebody has been hanged.
Harry S. TrumanRead
We live in very volatile times. And it is super necessary that all of us resist this move toward the militarization and establishment of a more and more authoritarian regime, not just in the United States but in Europe and elsewhere.
Roger WatersRead
Being in politics is like being a football coach. You have to be smart enough to understand the game, and dumb enough to think it's important.
Eugene MccarthyRead
By disgracing and degrading the presidency of the United States, by fleeing the White House like a diseased cur, Richard Nixon broke the heart of the American Dream.
Hunter S. ThompsonRead
So many idealistic political movements for a better world have ended in mass-murdering dictatorships. Giving leaders enough power to create 'social justice' is giving them enough power to destroy all justice, all freedom, and all human dignity.
Thomas SowellRead
But remember that if the struggle were to resort to violence, it will lose vision, beauty and imagination. Most dangerous of all, it will marginalize and eventually victimize women. And a political struggle that does not have women at the heart of it, above it, below it, and within it is no struggle at all.
Arundhati RoyRead