Black History Quotes
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To change history is very slow. The first two times I came to the States - black people didn’t have the right to vote. (Black History Quotes)
I don’t celebrate Valentine’s Day. It gets in the way of Black History Month. Cupid didn’t free any slaves. (Black History Quotes)
I’m a sponge for historical images of black people and black history on film (Black History Quotes)
Throughout history there have been black people who have played mammies, all sorts of offensive images, who didn’t mind doing it. (Black History Quotes)
The problem with relegating black history to one really short month, the shortest month, is not only are we telling the same stories over and over again - which are amazing, George Washington Carver is incredible, there’s nobody like Frederick Douglass - but there are so many. (Black History Quotes)
Specifically for black women, our images and our bodies in the media and in history have been so hypersexualized. (Black History Quotes)
What if history was changed? slavery reversed Would black ladies see white boys and clinch they purse? (Black History Quotes)
I’m playing dark history. It’s beyond black. I’m dealing with the dark things of the cosmos. (Black History Quotes)
Black people don’t have an accurate idea of their history, which has been either suppressed or distorted. (Black History Quotes)
All business is personal... Make your friends before you need them (Black History Quotes)
You must change in order to survive (Black History Quotes)
There are times in life when, instead of complaining, you do something about your complaints (Black History Quotes)
In recognizing the humanity of our fellow beings, we pay ourselves the highest tribute (Black History Quotes)
We do as much, we eat as much, we want as much (Black History Quotes)
I do consider myself part of black history (Black History Quotes)
I believe in nonviolence as a way of life, as a way of living (Black History Quotes)
With hair, heels, and attitude, honey, I am through the roof (Black History Quotes)
Almost always, the creative dedicated minority has made the world better (Black History Quotes)
What’s shaking, chiefy baby? (Black History Quotes)
If one is lucky, a solitary fantasy can totally transform one million realities (Black History Quotes)
Be black, shine, aim high (Black History Quotes)
If you want to get an idea across, wrap it up in a person (Black History Quotes)
The great thing about serving the poor is that there is no competition (Black History Quotes)
Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world (Black History Quotes)
When you have a large amount of the workforce being laid off, some of them have no other choice but to go out there and invent something (Black History Quotes)
The world is a severe schoolmaster, for its frowns are less dangerous than its smiles and flatteries, and it is a difficult task to keep in the path of wisdom (Black History Quotes)
I could depend a lot on my shaking, though I never shimmied vulgarly and only to express myself (Black History Quotes)
Avoid fried meats which angry up the blood. If your stomach disputes you, lie down and pacify it with cool thoughts. Keep the juices flowing by jangling around gently as you move. Go very light on the vices, such as carrying on in society. The social ramble ain’t restful. Avoid running at all times. Don’t look back. Something might be gaining on you (Black History Quotes)
… the truest writers are those who see language not as a linguistic process but as a living element… (Black History Quotes)
America will tolerate the taking of a human life without giving it a second thought. But don’t misuse a household pet (Black History Quotes)