“Women have always struggled with their men-folk for the abolition of slavery, the liberation of countries from colonialism, the dismantling of apartheid and the attainment of peace. It is now the turn of men to join women in their struggle for equality.” MenCountryTurnsStruggleWords Of WisdomSlaveryFolksLiberationColonialismAttainmentApartheidAbolitionAbolition Of Slavery Author:Gertrude Mongella
“Black folks are judged by quantity, not quality. It's a decimal point or figure. How different is that from slavery? There's no moral code, it's just about successful business for America.” DifferentAmericaBlackQualityMoralSuccessfulFiguresSlaveryFolksCodeJudgedQuantitySuccessful BusinessMoral CodeDecimals Author:Chuck D
“Liberalism and their ideas have done more to kill black folks whom they claim so much to love than the Ku Klux Klan, lynching and slavery and Jim Crow ever did, now that’s a fact.” IdeasDoneFactsBlackClaimsSlaveryFolksLiberalismCrowJim CrowLynchingKu Klux Klan Author:E.W. Jackson
“As black people, we want our story to be this constant ascendance from slavery. But it's not like that. You push and it goes up. Then there's a backlash, and if folks stop pushing, it goes down. Let's face it, it's a lot more complicated.” PeopleIfsWantStoriesFacesBlackSlaveryConstantFolksComplicatedPushingBlack PeopleBacklashPushing It Author:Stanley Nelson Jr.
“Such as are in immediate fear of a losing their estates, of banishment, or of slavery, live in perpetual anguish, and lose all appetite and repose; whereas such as are actually poor, slaves, or exiles, ofttimes live as merrily as other folk.” LosesPoorLosingSlaverySlaveFolksAppetitePerpetualEstatesAnguishExileReposeBanishment Book:Montaigne's Essays: Top Essays Source: Montaigne's Essays: Top Essays
“Everyday, day & night, we hear the lies that September 11th is the worst tragedy, worst accident, and worst crime to ever been committed on American soil. We bear witness that the worst crime, the worst tragedy, that has ever taken place on American soil is not September 11th. It's not the twin towers. It's the holocaust that black folks been dealing with for 400 years.” YearsAmericaLyingNightBlackTakenWorstCrimeBearsTragedySlaveryEverydayFolksCommittedAccidentsWitnessAfrican AmericanSoilBlack PeopleHolocaustTwinsTowersSeptemberSeptember 11September 11thBeing LiedBlack PantherTwin TowersBearing WitnessDay Night Author:Malik Zulu Shabazz
“Keep on complaining about slavery and that was over 40 to 50 years ago. You know, black folks need to move on.” KnowsNeedsYearsMovingPoliticsBlackYears AgoSlaveryFolksComplainingNeed To Move On Author:Ludacris