“If you believe in a cause, be willing to stand up for that cause with a million people or by yourself.”
― Otis S. Johnson, From "N Word" to Mr. Mayor: Experiencing the American Dream
“My skin is not a sin.”
― Carlos Wallace
“Education is the passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to those who prepare for it today.” -Malcolm X
“It’s also about Oscar.
Aiyana.
Trayvon.
Rekia.
Michael.
Eric.
Tamir.
John.
Ezell.
Sandra.
Freddie.
Alton.
Philando.
It’s even about that little boy in 1955 who nobody recognized at first—Emmett.”
― Angie Thomas, The Hate U Give
“My alma mater was books, a good library… I could spend the rest of my life reading, just satisfying my curiosity.” -Malcolm X
“Every generation has its inhumanity, so every generation must have its revolution.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Revolution Indomable
“A man who stands for nothing will fall for anything.” -Malcolm X
“I loved going to the library. It was the first time I ever saw Black newspapers and magazines like JET, Ebony, the Baltimore Afro-American, or the Chicago Defender. And I’ll never forget my librarian.”
― John Robert Lewis, March: Book One
“The time is always right to do the right thing.”
― Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr