298 Quotes About Black-lives-matter

It used to be that a man could keep out of trouble if he behaved himself. Now he will only keep out of trouble if he behaves himself, the police behave themselves, and court behaves itself.

Dark skin is nota crime.Light skin is nota prize.

Stunning"Melanin rich and honeyed, butter brown syrupy‘Da blacker the berry, the sweeter the sweetGirl, all hues of the ebony rainbow shineOur rind so rare, age like fine wineLips plump like cherries ready to be picked.Dey spend all kind of money tryin’ to look like ‘dis

We have to teach, tell, and show Black girls that they are beautiful ... that there is no standard of beauty, only defining it. And we, Black girls, define beauty, too. Our hair, shade, shape, and features are beautiful. We set trends, and the world follows.

My skin absorbs the sun's rays and my hair defies gravity.You can’t tell me I’m not supernatural.

A black man who lays claimto his unadulterated knowledge of self comes second only to God.A black woman who knowsher worth comes second to none.

I've sat listening at the feet of enough Black women to know they all deserve to tell their own stories. But here we are, mourning.

We have to walk around being perfect all the time just to be seen as human. Don't you ever get tired of being a symbol? Don't you ever just want to be human?

America, birthed from the soil of a stolen seed, was impregnated by a bastard named Insurrection. On Jan. 6, their babies made a bold appearance trying to capitalize on their unrighteousness. Now their heirs want to pretend as if nothing happened