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You have seen how a man was made a slave

You have seen how a man was made a slave

You have seen how a man was made a slave; you shall see how a slave was made a man. Frederick Douglass (1818?-1895) Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass (1845) >>> http://ow.ly/XOIc5

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When I found I had crossed that line, [o

When I found I had crossed that line, [o

When I found I had crossed that line, [on her first escape from slavery, 1845] I looked at my hands to see if I was the same person. There was such a glory over everything. Harriet Tubman (1820?-1913) to her biographer, Sarah H. Bradford, c. 1868 >>> http://ow.ly/XOIc5

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Zac Posen Slammed for Using Mostly Black Models — Even Though His Collection Was Inspired by a Black Princess | Black Girl with Long Hair

Posen made this statement to Harper’s Bazaar:

Since the inspiration was Elizabeth of Toro it made sense to have a casting reflecting this. Their presence and the diversity of the casting complemented the collection and made it more striking. … We live in a diverse world and it is essential it is represented in the fashion industry—it has always been critical to me, as well as a key component of…

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What happens to a dream deferred? Does i

What happens to a dream deferred? Does i

What happens to a dream deferred? Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun? Langston Hughes (1902-1967) “Harlem” (1951) >>> http://ow.ly/XOIc5

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Just Begin. Change.  Change is hard and scary.  Change invokes the doubt, the fear, the internal "nay saying". However, Change is the beacon of hope.  

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We should emphasize not Negro History, b

We should emphasize not Negro History, b

We should emphasize not Negro History, but the Negro in history. What we need is not a history of selected races or nations, but the history of the world void of national bias, race hate, and religious prejudice. Carter Woodson (1875-1950) on founding Negro History Week, 1926 >>> http://ow.ly/XOIc5

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We have come over a way that with tears

We have come over a way that with tears

We have come over a way that with tears has been watered, We have come, treading our path through the blood of the slaughtered. James Weldon Johnson (1871-1938) Lift Every Voice and Sing, stanza 2 (1900) >>> http://ow.ly/XOIc5

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There will always be men struggling to c

There will always be men struggling to c

There will always be men struggling to change, and there will always be those who are controlled by the past. Ernest J. Gaines (1933-) interview with John O’Brien in African American Writers (1991) >>> http://ow.ly/XOIc5

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The world is a severe schoolmaster, for

The world is a severe schoolmaster, for

The world is a severe schoolmaster, for its frowns are less dangerous than its smiles and flatteries, and it is a difficult task to keep in the path of wisdom. Phillis Wheatley (1753?-1784) letter to John Thornton, October 30, 1774 >>> http://ow.ly/XOIc5

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The question is not whether we can affor

The question is not whether we can affor

The question is not whether we can afford to invest in every child; it is whether we can afford not to. Marian Wright Edelman ((1939-) The Measure of Our Success (1992) >>> http://ow.ly/XOIc5

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The battles that count aren't the ones

The battles that count aren’t the ones

The battles that count aren’t the ones for gold medals. The struggles within yourself—the invisible, inevitable battles inside all of us—that’s where it’s at. Jesse Owens (1913-1980) Blackthink (1970) >>> http://ow.ly/XOIc5

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Racism is not an excuse to not do the be

Racism is not an excuse to not do the be

Racism is not an excuse to not do the best you can. Arthur Ashe (1943-1993) quoted in Sports Illustrated, July 1991 >>> http://ow.ly/XOIc5

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People pay for what they do, and still m

People pay for what they do, and still m

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 (1924-1987) Nobody Knows My Name (1961) >>> http://ow.ly/XOIc5

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Nothing in all the world is more dangero

Nothing in all the world is more dangero

Nothing in all the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity. Martin Luther King (1929-1968) Strength to Love, 1963

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My hope for my children must be that the

My hope for my children must be that the

My hope for my children must be that they respond to the still, small voice of God in their own hearts. Andrew Young (1932-) A Way Out of No Way (1994) >>> http://ow.ly/XOIc5

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My father was a slave and my people died

My father was a slave and my people died

My father was a slave and my people died to build this country, and I’m going to stay right here and have a part of it, just like you. And no fascist-minded people like you will drive me from it. Is that clear? Paul Robeson (1898-1976) testimony before the House Un-American Activities Committee, June 12, 1956 >>> http://ow.ly/XOIc5

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