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The white folks like for us to be religious, then they can do what they want to with us.  Richard Wright
Quote of the Day: August 31

"The white folks like for us to be religious, then they can do what they want to with us."

Richard Wright




"Freedom is never given; it is won."

A. Philip Randolph

Freedom is never given; it is won. A. Philip Randolph
Quote of the Day: August 28, 2015
And in order for the Negro to fulfill his duty as a citizen it was often necessary that he fight for his self-affirmed right to fight.
Quote of the Day: August 27, 2015
"And in order for the Negro to fulfill his duty as a citizen it was often necessary that he fight for his self-affirmed right to fight."

Ralph Ellison
"There is no justice in America, but it is the fight for justice that sustains you."

Amiri Baraka
There is no justice in America, but it is the fight for justice that sustains you.  Amiri Baraka
Quote of the Day: August 26, 2015
Wishing, of all strategies, is the worst.  Andrew Young
Quote of the Day: August 25, 2015


"Wishing, of all strategies, is the worst."

Andrew Young

"Play the game, but don't believe in it - that much you owe yourself...play the game, but raise the ante, my boy. Learn how it operates, learn how you operate."


Ralph Ellison

Play the game, but don't believe in it - that much you owe yourself...play the game, but raise the ante, my boy. Learn how it operates, learn how you operate.
Quote of the Day: August 24, 2015
Real men laugh at opposition; real men smile when enemies appear.Quote of the Day: August 21, 2015
"Real men laugh at opposition; real men smile when enemies appear."


Marcus Garvey


In every truth, the beneficiaries of a system cannot be expected to destroy it.Quote of the Day: August 20, 2015
"In every truth, the beneficiaries of a system cannot be expected to destroy it."

A. Philip Randolph

I believe in social dislocation and creative trouble.Quote of the Day: August 19, 2015
"I believe in social dislocation and creative trouble."

Bayard Rustin

You have to start living for something that's worth dying for. Andrew YoungQuote of the Day: August 18, 2015
"You have to start living for something that's worth dying for."

Andrew Young

The humanity of all Americans is diminished when any group is denied rights granted to others.Quote of the Day: August 17, 2015
"The humanity of all Americans is diminished when any group is denied rights granted to others."

Julian Bond

    Truth is a letter from courage!Quote of the Day: August 14, 2015
"Truth is a letter from courage!"

Zora Neale Hurston


To suppress free speech is a double wrong. It violates the rights of the hearer as well as those of the speaker.Quote of the Day: August 13, 2015
"To suppress free speech is a double wrong. It violates the rights of the hearer as well as those of the speaker."

Frederick Douglass


People who treat other people as less than human must not be surprised when the bread they have cast on the waters comes floating back to them, poisoned.  James BaldwinQuote of the Day: August 12, 2015
""People who treat other people as less than human must not be surprised when the bread they have cast on the waters comes floating back to them, poisoned."

James Baldwin

You can jail a revolutionary, but you can't jail the revolution. Huey NewtonQuote of the Day: August 11, 2015
"You can jail a revolutionary, but you can't jail the revolution."

Huey Newton

If a society permits one portion of its citizenry to be menaced or destroyed, then, very soon, no one in that society is safe.  James BaldwinQuote of the Day: August 10, 2015
"If a society permits one portion of its citizenry to be menaced or destroyed, then, very soon, no one in that society is safe."

James Baldwin

You can't separate peace from freedom because no one can be at peace unless he has his freedom.  Malcolm XQuote of the Day: August 7, 2015
You can't separate peace from freedom because no one can be at peace unless he has his freedom."

Malcolm X

Education is indoctrination if you're white - subjugation if you're Black.  James BaldwinQuote of the Day: August 6 2015
"Education is indoctrination if you're white - subjugation if you're Black."

James Baldwin

I prefer to be true to myself, even at the hazard of incurring the ridicule of others, rather than to be false, and incur my own abhorrence.
"I prefer to be true to myself, even at the hazard of incurring the ridicule of others, rather than to be false, and incur my own abhorrence."

Frederick Douglass

The most dangerous creation of any society is the man who has nothing to lose.Quote of the Day: August 4, 2015
The most dangerous creation of any society is the man who has nothing to lose."

James Baldwin

Those who profess to favor freedom, and yet deprecate agitation, are men who want crops without plowing up the ground.Quote of the Day: August 3, 2015
Those who profess to favor freedom, and yet deprecate agitation, are men who want crops without plowing up the ground."

Frederick Douglass

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      • Getting Organized For Business 2
    • The Case Against the 40 Hour Workweek
  • Shoulders of Giants
    • Giant: Patrice Lumumba
    • Giant: Nat Turner
    • The Donkey's Sin - Ethiopian Parable
    • Giant: Haile Selassie
    • Giant: Madame CJ Walker
    • Giant: Hannibal Barca
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    • Giant: Huey Newton
    • Giant: Marcus Garvey
  • Mind On My Money
    • 6 Terms to Master Financial Literacy
    • Black Wealth By The Numbers
    • Blackonomics 102: State of The Black Owned Businesses
    • Blackonomics 101: State of the Black Economy
    • 25 Resources For Getting Your Business Off the Ground
    • Black Investing 101: Invest In Stocks For Your Kids
    • How to Introduce Your Child to Money - Infographic
    • Black Investing 101: Invest In Companies You Support
    • Black Personal Finance 101
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    • Managing Debt >
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      • THEY Don't Want You to Know
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      • By the Numbers
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