Black Excellence Quotes

“Don’t be so hard on yourself. Be perfectly okay with being who YOU are. Fully embrace yourself, flaws and all. Love yourself right where you are. Strive to do better, but don’t beat yourself up for every shortcoming that you may have. Be brave in your journey! Hold your head up high, and keep moving forward.”
― Stephanie Lahart

“They tried to stop her, but they failed miserably. They overlooked her, tried to discourage her, and sabotage her, but she persevered through it all with her head held high. They talked behind her back and plotted against her, but they didn’t realize that they were messing with an unstoppable, resilient Black Queen. She’s ambitious, intelligent, self-confident, and bold. She’s a Phenomenal Black Queen that didn’t have to compromise her integrity to get ahead. She’s genuinely happy, successful, and free to be herself. She can, she does, she wins!”
― Stephanie Lahart

“STOP TREATING DOPE PEOPLE LIKE THEY'RE REGULAR”
― Qwana Reynolds-Frasier, Friend In Your Pocket Conversations With M.I.N.I M.E: CLASS IS NOW IN SESSION

“Stunning"

Melanin rich and honeyed, butter brown syrupy
‘Da blacker the berry, the sweeter the sweet
Girl, all hues of the ebony rainbow shine
Our rind so rare, age like fine wine
Lips plump like cherries ready to be picked.
Dey spend all kind of money tryin’ to look like ‘dis”
― D.B. Mays, Black Lives, Lines, and Lyrics

“Black Girls… Until you get enough of what you’re going through, no matter what advice a person gives you, you’ll continue to go through the same thing. Constant arguing. Constant fighting. Constant lies. Constant disappointments. Constant emotional rollercoaster. Constant heartbreak. Constant headaches. Constant threats. Constantly fighting for his attention and love. Constantly looking through his phone. Constantly sneaking through his personal belongings. Constantly arguing and/or fighting with other women over who’s supposed to be YOUR mate. Secretly checking up on him due to a lack of trust. Listen, NOBODY is worth your inner peace! What I’ve listed above is NOT a relationship. It’s a toxic mess. So, what are you going to do?”
― Stephanie Lahart

“She is Black Girl Excellence. She is Me.”
― Stephanie Lahart

“This Queen right here is educated and beautiful with a degree.”
― Stephanie Lahart

“Busy Building FUND$ While Y’all Have FUN.”
― Stephanie Lahart

“Black, intelligent, and educated... Now that’s POWER.”
― Stephanie Lahart

“We are a beautiful people. Even the way we face and overcome challenges is beautiful. Our beauty deserves to be elevated and celebrated.”
― D.B. Mays, Black Lives, Lines, and Lyrics

“HONOR ROLL Like a GIRL.”
― Stephanie Lahart

“I am Stephanie Lahart! An intelligent, empowered, and confident Black Queen. Purposely Fearless!”
― Stephanie Lahart

“Black Girls create magic, so that makes me magical.”
― Stephanie Lahart

“Black Moms create magic, so that makes me magical.”
― Stephanie Lahart

“I shine bright like an excellent cut round brilliant diamond, D in color, and flawless clarity.”
― Stephanie Lahart

“Unapologetically Brainy Black Girl!”
― Stephanie Lahart

“Shame ain’t black, Like dirt, like I always thought it was. Shame be the color of the new white uniform your mother ironed all night to pay for, white without a smudge or a speck of work dirt on it.”
― Kathryn Stockett, The Help

“Black Diamonds

Black gemstones pillaged from Mother Earth and mined from Kemet,
Crystallized into rare gems under
centuries of pressure.
Yet, clarity remains pure under the
brutal heat of history
And the alluvial mining along the
coastlines of black beaches.
Whitewashing while extracting Nubian gems from sable sands,
Twelve million carats separated from
the soil of black lands.”
― D.B. Mays, Black Lives, Lines, and Lyrics

“Hue-Man Nature

If anyone forgot to tell you, you're magical.

With skin that reflects, absorbs, and rejoices in the sun oh how lucky must you be to have had your spirit framed and encased in LIGHT skin. You beautiful Hue-man you...some would even say your super powers are sun-activated. Just Look at you majestically Being. You really just going to be out here living in HD huh? You are so damn dope for that! Actually, everything about you is Super...even radiant.

And just in case you were ever feeling anything less, this is your reminder that you were created to be nothing less than MAGICAL.”
― Kierra C.T. Banks

“Some of my Black sistas don’t know any better, so I’d like to give them some enlightening food-for-thought. Many of them are in awe when it comes to Michelle Obama. They admire and celebrate her intelligence and beauty. For many Black women, she’s a positive and powerful role model. Our former First Lady is phenomenal to say the least! She’s a lawyer, writer, and she fearlessly wears many other hats with integrity and grace. But, here’s what I’d like to point out: If you can admire and celebrate her, why can’t you do the same for YOUR family and friends? Why is it that when people that you personally know obtain degrees, start a successful business, buy a home, are financially secure, happily married, etc… Here you go hatin’ on them. Why can’t you genuinely be happy for them and share in their greatness? I encourage you to celebrate the Black women around you, too!”
― Stephanie Lahart

“Kobe Bryant was not only the best Laker to ever wear the uniform (per Magic Johnson), he exemplified Black male excellence.”
― Carlos Wallace

“I aim to convey, through lines and verse, the Black experience as it is today so that the generations who come after us have a lyrical but accurate account of how we contended with racial and social injustice and violence during our lifetime. In essence, I write to promote the reverence we deserve for our resilience, beauty, and humanity.”
― D.B. Mays

“Elegy to Black Panther"

Yibambe, Mfalme, yibambe on your crossing to the ancestral land
Where we imagine the Infinity Gauntlet sitting safely upon your taloned hand.
Rest in power, Mfalme, sleep peacefully, for your earthly battles are won;
The King of Wakanda forever, our most esteemed, Native son.”
― D.B. Mays, Black Lives, Lines, and Lyrics

“Blacktivitiy"

Bespattered with brilliant stars shining bright
And suspended over the splendid, sable sea.
Though all His works are wondrous beauties,
God’s greatest paintings are of you and me.”
― D.B. Mays, Black Lives, Lines, and Lyrics

“Black women's history is a tale of fierce determination, sass, and unyielding resilience. From Sojourner Truth's "Ain't I a Woman?" speech to Maya Angelou's poetic prowess, they've left a trail of fabulousness in their wake. With style, grace they've faced adversity head-on and emerged as queens of their own narratives. So let's raise a glass this February to the trailblazers, the game-changers, and the unsung heroes!”
― Life is Positive

“Melanation is not just pigmentation. It is a history inscribed in flesh, a defiance that breathes, and a reminder that light owes its brilliance to contrast.”
― Pierre Lagrenat