Category Archives: African American Quotes

“We can say “Peace on Earth.” We can sing about it, preach about it or pray about it, but if we have not internalized the mythology to make it happen inside us, then it will not be.” Betty Shabazz

“The fact that I know that you love and care about me is the only gift that I need on this or any other day!” Dwayne Alvin Hearn

“Life-transforming ideas have always come to me through books.” Bell Hooks

“Yes, there are many things that need to get done, but in this moment I have to do nothing.” Oprah Winfrey

“Life-transforming ideas have always come to me through books.” Bell Hooks

“Never look down on anybody unless you’re helping them up.” The Reverend Jesse Jackson

“I have discovered in life that there are ways of getting almost anywhere you want to go, if you really want to go.” Langston Hughes

“Life is short, and it’s up to you to make it sweet.” Sadie Delaney