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

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Morning Coffee

“Do the best you can until you know better. Then when you know better, do better.” – Maya Angelou

1001 Men

“In this series of drawings, I [Ajuan M. Nance] push past entrenched stereotypes to create images of Black men that reflect the wonderful complexity of African American lives.”

Major 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

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