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Marcus Garvey
“A people without the knowledge of their past history, origin and culture is like a tree without roots.”
Marcus Garvey

Rita Dove
“If you can't be free, be a mystery.”
Rita Dove

Dia Reeves
“She was like the moon—part of her was always hidden away.”
Dia Reeves, Bleeding Violet

Yosef A.A. Ben-Jochannan
“Dipped in chocolate, bronzed in elegance, enameled with grace, toasted with beauty. My lord, she's a black woman.”
Yosef Ben-Jochannan

Haile Selassie I
“Until the philosophy which holds one race superior and another inferior is finally and permanently discredited and abandoned, everywhere is war. And until there are no longer first-class and second-class citizens of any nation, until the colour of a man's skin is of no more significance than the colour of his eyes. And until the basic human rights are equally guaranteed to all without regard to race, there is war. And until that day, the dream of lasting peace, world citizenship, rule of international morality, will remain but a fleeting illusion to be pursued, but never attained... now everywhere is war.”

- Popularized by Bob Marley in the song War
Haile Selassie I, Selected Speeches

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