“White man and black man, jew and gentile, protestant and catholic, will be able to hold hands and sing in the words of the ancient negro spiritual, "Free at last, free at last. Thank God almighty! We are free at last!"” MenHandsAbleLastsSpiritualBlackFreedomWhiteCatholicAncientJewThank GodAlmightyWhite ManProtestantsHolding HandsGentiles Author:Martin Luther King, Jr.
“Our success in America will involve two circles: Black Nationalism and Islam–it will take BN [Black Nationalism] to make our people conscious of doing for self & then Islam will provide the spiritual guidance. BN [Black Nationalism] will link us to Africa and Islam will link us spiritually to Africa, Arabia & Asia.” PeopleTwoSelfAmericaSpiritualBlackConsciousIslamCirclesGuidanceNationalismLinksAsiaArabiaSpiritual GuidanceBlack Nationalism Author:Malcolm X
“There is no gay leader anywhere near the stature of Martin Luther King, because black activism drew on the profound spiritual tradition of the church, to which gay political rhetoric is childishly hostile.” SpiritualPoliticalBlackChurchLeaderKingsGayTraditionProfoundActivismRhetoricHostileLutherStaturePolitical RhetoricProfound Spiritual Author:Camille Paglia
“So much has to do with going beyond treating black people as cosmetic and symbolic items, as opposed to genuine personalities and human beings. And that is a deep moral and spiritual issue, which can of course be backed up by Civil Rights Commissions which enforce the laws against any form of discrimination.” PeopleHumansSpiritualFormLawCoursesBlackHuman BeingsMoralIssuesRightsPersonalityGenuineDiscriminationCivil RightsBlack PeopleItemsSymbolicCosmetics Author:Cornel West
“The east is not for me--the sensuous spiritual voluptuousness, the curious sensitiveness of the naked people, their black, bottomless, hopeless eyes.” PeopleEyeSpiritualBlackEastNakedCuriousHopelessAsiaSensuous Book:The Sayings of D. H. Lawrence Source: The Sayings of D. H. Lawrence
“Whose the spiritual people pon earth. The Black people. Dem a deal wit God. And God no let dem down.” PeopleGodEarthSpiritualBlackDealsWitBlack People Author:Bob Marley
“Hip-Hop isn't just music, it is also a spiritual movement of the blacks! You can't just call Hip-Hop a trend!” SpiritualBlackMovementHip HopHipsHopsTrends Author:Lauryn Hill