There's something nice about being able to go to sleep at night saying "You know, tomorrow I'm gonna get up and I'm gonna do this and I'm gonna do that...." I think that being an activist on this planet is a privilege and a pleasure.
Assata ShakurThe methods of peaceful protests are not capable of being effective, because in reality most people pay little attention to things that are not abrasive.
Assata ShakurHip Hop can be a very effective way to reach young people and teach them about current political and social issues.
Assata ShakurUnless you are addressing the issues people are concerned about and contributing positive direction, they'll never support you. The first thing the enemy tries to do is isolate revolutionaries from the masses of people, making us horrible and hideous monsters so that our people will hate us
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