Quotes on African American

Living _x000D_ consciously involves being genuine; it involves listening and _x000D_ responding to others honestly and openly; it involves being in the _x000D_ moment.

Do not call for black power or green power. Call for brain power.

What comes forth from you as an artist cannot be controlled. But you have responsibilities as a global citizen. Your history dictates your duty. And by writing about black people, you are not limiting yourself. The experiences of African-Americans are as wide open as God's closet.

In every conceivable manner, the family is link to our past, bridge to our future.

Charity is no substitute for justice. If we never challenge a social order that allows some to accumulate wealth--even if they decide to help the less fortunate--while others are short-changed, then even acts of kindness end up supporting unjust arrangements. We must never ignore the injustices that make charity necessary, or the inequalities that make it possible.

Struggle is a never ending process. Freedom is never really won, you earn it and win it in every generation.

I'm convinced that we Black women possess a special indestructible strength that allows us to not only get down, but to get up, to get through, and to get over.

No race can prosper till it learns that there is as much dignity in tilling a field as in writing a poem.

Knowing what must be done does away with fear.

Look closely at the present you are constructing: it should look like the future you are dreaming.

We may encounter many defeats but we must not be defeated.

The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don't have any.

I saw that the camera could be a weapon against poverty, against racism, against all sorts of social wrongs. I knew at that point I had to have a camera.

When our thoughts - which bring actions - are filled with hate against anyone, Negro or white, we are in a living hell. That is as real as hell will ever be.

Justice is not cheap. Justice is not quick. It is not ever finally achieved.

There's no question that O.J. Simpson had been a substitute white man in America. He had gained honorary white status. He was not viewed by many white Americans as black. He was not seen as the African American athlete who was rebellious: Jim Brown, Muhammad Ali, Hank Aaron... He was accepted in golf clubs that were very tony.

I looked at my hands to see if I was the same person.

Never work just for money or for power. They won't save your soul or help you sleep at night.

You just need to be a flea against injustice. Enough committed fleas biting strategically can make even the biggest dog uncomfortable and transform even the biggest nation.

Education is for improving the lives of others and for leaving your community and world better than you found it.

You're not obligated to win. You're obligated to keep trying to do the best you can every day.