In the gun game, we are the most hunted. The river of blood that washes the streets of our nation flows mostly from the bodies of our black children.
Harry BelafonteRead
Each and every one of you has the power, the will and the capacity to make a difference in the world in which you live in
Interpretation
Everyone has the ability and determination to bring about positive change in their world.
This quote by Harry Belafonte emphasizes the innate potential within each individual to affect their surroundings and initiate change. It instills a sense of personal responsibility and empowerment, suggesting that with willpower and capacity, we can all contribute to making the world a better place.
In practice
During a motivational speech at a community event.
In the gun game, we are the most hunted. The river of blood that washes the streets of our nation flows mostly from the bodies of our black children.
Artists are the gatekeepers of truth. We are civilization’s anchor. We are the compass for humanity’s conscience.
You can cage the singer but not the song.
I've always been supportive of the right of Israel as a state, and I've always fought against anti-Semitism, even in my own community.
Art in its highest form is art that serves and instructs society and human development.
Anti-democracy...is a virus that exists, and pro-democracy is the antibody to that virus, and I think we have to become vigilant, and we have to stay on top of the issues of democracy and freedom.
When you go to Detroit you see a town that is resilient, that's just fighting to win again, and there's an energy to that. Just watching a city really fighting to get back on its feet and watching the inner strength of a city is tremendous.
Remember: Christ is calling you; the Church needs you; the Pope believes in you and he expects great things of you.
I am impressed with just the enthusiasm for life and the fact that some of these people are in their 80's, even 90's, and they're absolutely determined to get out there and make a difference.
Your dreams, what you hope for and all that, it's not separate from your life. It grows right up out of it.
Mostly, though, I dream of good things...I dream that flowers will bloom in the streets..again and music will play in the...houses and kites will fly in the skies.
Whoever we are here, we might be princesses somewhere else. Or writers. Or scientists. Or presidents. Or whatever the hell we want to be that everyone else says we can't.
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