Janayah

“I believe that Christianity in the United States has been dragging its feet, and I don't think there's any other force in America that has been more detrimental to the solution of our racial problems than Christianity. Adam Clayton Powell, Jr.”
― Adam Clayton Powell Jr.

“I was so hungry to learn. My mother drilled this into me. When you read, she said, you know--and you can help yourself and others.”
― Carole Boston Weatherford, Voice of Freedom: Fannie Lou Hamer

“Sometimes all a person wants is an empathetic ear; all he or she needs is to talk it out. Just offering a listening ear and an understanding heart for his or her suffering can be a big comfort.”
― Roy T. Bennett

“You can pray until you faint, but unless you get up and try to do something, God is not going to put it in your lap.”
― Fannie Lou Hamer