In the long run, the people are our only appeal. The only ones who can free us are ourselves.
Assata ShakurI must confess that waltzes do not move me, I guess I hummed the blues too early, and spent too many midnights out wailing to the rain.
Assata ShakurEvery person that steps up and commits to social change helps solidify the black movement cause. It is not easy for those who fill in the leader role.
Assata ShakurPeople are really beginning to see the mechanisms of imperialism. When colonialism existed people could see colonialism. When racial segregation existed in its apartheid form, people could see the "whites only" signs. But it's much more difficult to see the structures of neo-imperialism, neo-colonialism, neo-slavery.
Assata Shakur