“Whatever my doubts, however heavy the burden, I feel that I must accept the task of helping to make this nation and this world a better place to live in - for all men, black and white alike.” MenWorldFeelsHelpingNationsBlackWhiteAcceptingDoubtThis WorldTasksBurdenHeavyBlack And WhiteBetter PlacePlaces To Live Author:Martin Luther King, Jr.
“There is nothing, under present conditions, that can be more easily and exactly reproduced than a technically good black-and-white photograph, and it is utter rot to burden those interested in them with irrelevant biographical trivia and pet longwinded theory.” BlackWhiteConditionsTheoryPhotographBurdenPetBlack And WhiteIrrelevantTrivia Book:Clarence John Laughlin: the personal eye Source: Clarence John Laughlin: the personal eye
“Black women are supposed to be 'strong,' but the burden of carrying our race and carrying our families adds the pressure.” StrongBlackRacePressureAddBurdenSupposed To BeOur FamilyBlack Women Author:Aunjanue Ellis
“I've always maintained that black people and women suffer from a presumption of incompetence. The burdens of proof are different. It just gets so tiresome.” PeopleDifferentSufferingBlackBurdenProofBlack PeopleIncompetencePresumptionTiresomeBurden Of Proof Author:Carol Moseley Braun
“What sets black people apart is not some deficit in personal responsibility. It's the weight on our shoulders. That is what's actually different. We have the weight and burden of history.” PeopleDifferentBlackResponsibilityWeightBurdenShouldersBlack PeopleDeficitPersonal Responsibility Author:Ta-Nehisi Coates