Throughout history, there has been no shortage of inspirational, influential, and important black men and women. It’s always important, especially during Black History Month, to remember the impact they had on our society then and acknowledge how powerful their words still are today. Here are 22 quotes from Black leaders we at RIZZARR thought would inspire and encourage you:
“If you can’t fly then run, if you can’t run then walk, if you can’t walk then crawl, but whatever you do you have to keep moving forward.”
~Martin Luther King, Jr.
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“The secret of life is to have no fear; it’s the only way to function.”
~Stokely Carmichael
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“Instead of looking at the past, I put myself ahead twenty years and try to look at what I need to do now in order to get there then.”
~Diana Ross
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“I got my start by giving myself a start.”
~Madame C.J. Walker
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“Start where you are, with what you have. Make something of it and never be satisfied.”
~George Washington Carver
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“You are no better than anyone else, and no one is better than you.”
~Katherine Johnson
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“I prayed for twenty years but received no answer until I prayed with my legs.”
~Frederick Douglass
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“Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world.”
~Harriet Tubman
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“You don’t make progress by standing on the sidelines, whimpering and complaining. You make progress by implementing ideas.”
~Shirley Chisholm
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“Change will not come if we wait for some other person, or if we wait for some other time. We are the ones we’ve been waiting for. We are the change that we seek.”
~Barack Obama
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“I used to want the words ‘She tried’ on my tombstone. Now I want ‘She did it.’”
~Katherine Dunham
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“I have learned over the years that when one’s mind is made up, this diminishes fear; knowing what must be done does away with fear.”
~Rosa Parks
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“You don’t have to be one of those people that accepts things as they are. Every day, take responsibility for changing them right where you are.”
~Cory Booker
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“The progress of the world will call for the best that all of us have to give.”
~Mary McLeod Bethune
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“Some people want it to happen, some wish it would happen, others make it happen.”
~Michael Jordan
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“Never be limited by other people’s limited imaginations.”
~Dr. Mae Jamison
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“There’s always something to suggest that you’ll never be who you wanted to be. Your choice is to take it or keep on moving.”
~Phylicia Rashad
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“You can be the lead in your own life.”
~Kerry Washington
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“Power is not given to you. You have to take it.”
~Beyonce
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“One important key to success is self-confidence. An important key to self-confidence is preparation.”
~Arthur Ashe
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“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
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“Sometimes you’ve got to let everything go – purge yourself. If you are unhappy with anything…whatever is bringing you down, get rid of it. Because you’ll find that when you’re free, your true creativity, your true self comes out.”
~Tina Turner
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