Truth, No Matter Who Tells it

“I’m for truth, no matter who tells it. I’m for justice, no matter who it’s for or against.” – Malcolm X

Africa

Major African Tribes in Africa with their approximate population (in millions).
Arab-100m
Berber-65m
Hausa-30m
Yoruba-30m
Oromo-30m
Igbo-30m
Fula-27m
Akan-20m
Amhara-20m
Somali-15-17m
Hutu-16m
Ijaw-14m
Mandinka-13m
Kongo-10m
Shona-10m
Zulu-10m

Sweetback

You bled my momma. You bled my poppa. But you won’t bleed me! – Sweetback

Unity and Democracy

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Symbol of unity and democracy.
The “Siamese Crocodiles” share one stomach, yet they fight over food. This symbol is a reminder that infighting and tribalism [racism] is harmful to all who engage in it.

Harriet Tubman

“I was the conductor of the Underground Railroad for eight years, and I can say what most conductors can’t say; I never ran my train off the track and I never lost a passenger.” – Harriet Tubman

Stealing Home

“I’m not concerned with your liking or disliking me… All I ask is that you respect me as a human being.” – Jackie Robinson

Playbook

“There is no playbook on how to be a Black in America and, if there were, they would change the rules as soon as we started winning” – C.Z. Vasser

Between First and Second

“In the end, it’s extra effort that separates a winner from second place.. . . It takes desire, determination, discipline, and self-sacrifice. And finally, it takes a great deal of love, fairness and respect for your fellow man.”
– Jessie Owens

The President & Mrs Obama

If the people cannot trust their government to do the job for which it exists – to protect them and to promote their common welfare – all else is lost. – Barack Obama

Stand Up and Be Counted

“Nobody, black or white, who really believes in democracy can stand aside now. Everybody’s got to stand up and be counted.” – Lena Horne

Black Lives Matter

“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly.” #BlackLivesMatter Martin Luther King, Jr.

Truth, No Matter Who Tells it

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