Black History month

"When I discover who I am, I'll be free"
-Ralph Ellison

"People pay for what they do, and still more for what they have allowed themselves to become. And they pay for it very simply; by the lives they lead."
-James Baldwin

"Racism is not an excuse to not do the best you can."
-Arthur Ashe

"It comes down to this: black people were stripped of our identities when we were brought here, and it's been a quest since then to define who we are. "
-Spike Lee

"There is no force like success, and that is why the individual makes all effort to surround himself throughout life with the evidence of it; as of the individual, so should it be of the nation. "
"Up, you mighty race, accomplish what you will."
-Marcus Garvey

"I dream of the realization of the unity of Africa, whereby its leaders combine in their efforts to solve the problems of this continent. I dream of our vast deserts, of our forests, of all our great wildernesses."
-Nelson Mandela

"There is nothing better than adversity. Every defeat, every heartbreak, every loss, contains its own seed, its own lesson on how to improve your performance the next time. "
-Malcolm x

"The threat of terrorism is not stronger than the will of the American people. "
-Chaka Fattah

"Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we've been waiting for. We are the change that we seek."
-Barack Obama
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Q:"Is there a need for black history month?".

A:Yes, there's nowhere that you can go without knowing where you've been.


.N ari