It is the mind that makes the body.

It is the mind that makes the body.

The kind of beauty I want most is the hard-to-get kind that comes ...

The kind of beauty I want most is the hard-to-get kind that comes from within - strength, courage, dignity.

There are times in life when, instead of complaining, you do ...

There are times in life when, instead of complaining, you do something about your complaints.

Be black, shine, aim high.

What's shaking, chiefy baby?

Black history is American history.

You must change in order to survive.

Black history won't stop no bullets.

Every great dream begins with a dreamer.

Let us not become the evil that we deplore.

I do consider myself part of black history.

Anger, used, does not destroy. Hatred does.

What is possible for me is possible for you.

We do as much, we eat as much, we want as much.

You really can change the world if you care enough.

Racism is not an excuse to not do the best you can.

Miracles happen all the time. We're here, aren't we?

I looked at my hands to see if I was the same person.

I don't believe in fear - I live my life without regrets.

If you want to get an idea across, wrap it up in a person.

Black History in 2019 and beyond is all about inclusivity.

If art doesn't make us better, then what on earth is it for.

With hair, heels, and attitude, honey, I am through the roof.

I still have my feet on the ground, I just wear better shoes.

You're either part of the solution or you're part of the problem.

All business is personal...Make your friends before you need them.

I am invisible, understand, simply because people refuse to see me.

There are no new ideas. There are only new ways of making them felt.

Just like you can buy grades of silk, you can buy grades of justice.

you must never be fearful about what you are doing when it is right.

I do not weep at the world I am too busy sharpening my oyster knife.

I don't want a Black History Month. Black history is American history.

I went to white schools and I didn't know anything about black history.

The great thing about serving the poor is that there is no competition.

As long as we are not ourselves, we will try to be what other people are.

I didn't learn black history in school. I had to go find Malcolm X books.

In my writing, as much as I could, I tried to find the good, and praise it.

Black history is part of American history, and it should be treated as such.

I'm a sponge for historical images of black people and black history on film.

Prejudice doesn't make me mad. It just - I guess 'pisses me off' is the word.

We've removed the ceiling above our dreams. There are no more impossible dreams.

You have seen how a man was made a slave; you shall see how a slave was made a man.

If people perceive 'Roots' to be a black history show, nobody is going to watch it.

Our goal was not freedom. Freedom was the necessary prerequisite to get to equality.

Black history is American history. You cannot tell one story without telling the other.

It's down to schools to educate children about their history, especially black history.

They oughtta change Black History Month to Black Progress Month and start measuring it.

Jesus' birthday is commercialized, so of course, Black History Month is commercialized.

In recognizing the humanity of our fellow beings, we pay ourselves the highest tribute.

The Republican Party's history is rich and chock full of emancipation and black history.

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