[Ohio-Talk] Black History Month

Wed Feb 2 01:58:00 UTC 2022

Maggie the arrangement of this collection of quotes is brilliant! Thank you

Cheryl E. Fields

Sent from my iPhone

> On Feb 1, 2022, at 9:48 AM, Carolyn Peters via Ohio-Talk <ohio-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Thank you Maggie for sharing this Tribute black Americans. Cheerfully, Dr. Carolyn Peters
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
>> On Feb 1, 2022, at 9:24 AM, Maggie Stringer via Ohio-Talk <ohio-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> 
>> Dear Ohio,
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Recently, I have been researching and reading through hundreds of historic
>> speeches and legendary quotes from civil rights icons including Martin
>> Luther King Jr., Frederick Douglass, and W.E.B. Du Bois. These powerful
>> leaders along with other inspiring modern figures inspired me to create a
>> montage of their insightful words, historic speeches, and powerful writing,
>> as one.
>> 
>> I had been asked to share, “The Power of One”, with my federation family.
>> My hope is that all of our members will recognize Black History Month as an
>> opportunity to understand Black histories and will take the time to
>> celebrate Black achievement.  I believe it is essential to have a fresh
>> reminder of where systemic racism persists and give visibility to the
>> people and organizations creating change.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Without further ado.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> The Power of One
>> 
>> “I had no idea that history was being made.  I was just tired of giving up.”
>> 
>> We all require and want respect, man or woman, black or white. It’s our
>> basic human right. The thing about black history is that the truth is so
>> much more complex than anything you could make up. There are still many
>> causes worth sacrificing for, so much history yet to be made. Black History
>> Month must be more than just a month of remembrance; it should be a tribute
>> to our history and reminder of the work that lies in the months and years
>> ahead. Won’t it be wonderful when black history and Native American history
>> and Jewish history and all of U.S. history is taught from one book. Just
>> U.S. history.
>> 
>> “Success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached
>> in life as by the obstacles which he has overcome while trying to succeed.”
>> 
>> We have a wonderful history behind us…and it is going to inspire us to
>> greater achievements. A man without knowledge of himself and his heritage
>> is like a tree without roots. If you know whence you came, there is really
>> no limit to where you can go.
>> 
>> “Hold fast to dreams, for if dreams die, life is a broken winged bird that
>> cannot fly.”
>> 
>> Diversity is not about how we differ. Diversity is about embracing one
>> another’s uniqueness. My humanity is bound up in yours, for we can only be
>> human together. In recognizing the humanity of our fellow beings, we pay
>> ourselves the highest tribute. If there is a book that you want to read,
>> but it hasn’t been written yet, you must be the one to write it. One of the
>> hardest things in life is having words in your heart that you can’t utter.
>> Make a difference about something other than yourselves. Whatever we
>> believe about ourselves and our ability comes true for us.
>> 
>> “For to be free is not merely to cast off one’s chains, but to live in a
>> way that respects and enhances the freedom of others.”
>> 
>> Never be limited by other people’s limited imaginations. Life has two
>> rules: number 1, never quit! Number 2, always remember rule number one.
>> Whatever is bringing you down, get rid of it. Because you’ll find that when
>> you’re free . . . your true self comes out. Just don’t give up what you’re
>> trying to do. Where there is love and inspiration, I don’t think you can go
>> wrong. I can accept failure. Everyone fails at something. But I can’t
>> accept not trying. Do the best you can until you know better. Then when you
>> know better, do better.
>> 
>> “If there is no struggle, there is no progress.”
>> 
>> Ours is not the struggle of one day, one week, or one year. Ours is not the
>> struggle of one judicial appointment or presidential term. Ours is the
>> struggle of a lifetime, or maybe even many lifetimes, and each one of us in
>> every generation must do our part.
>> 
>> “Have a vision. Be demanding.”
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> **Every line has been written or spoken by:
>> 
>> Colin Powell.
>> 
>> Dr. Mae Jemison.
>> 
>> Thurgood Marshall.
>> 
>> Susan L. Taylor.
>> 
>> Desmond Tutu.
>> 
>> Langston Hughes.
>> 
>> Frederick Douglass.
>> 
>> Booker T. Washington.
>> 
>> Ella Fitzgerald.
>> 
>> Nelson Mandela.
>> 
>> John R. Lewis.
>> 
>> Maya Angelou.
>> 
>> Ola Joseph.
>> 
>> Aretha Franklin.
>> 
>> Michael Jordan.
>> 
>> James Earl Jones.
>> 
>> Toni Morrison.
>> 
>> Henry Louis.
>> 
>> Marty Meehan.
>> 
>> Tina Turner.
>> 
>> Michelle Obama.
>> 
>> Duke Ellington.
>> 
>> Dick Gregory.
>> 
>> James Baldwin.
>> 
>> Carter G. Woodson.
>> 
>> Alice Walker.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Maggie Stringer
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