The man does not beat your head because you got a Cadillac or because you got a Ford; he beats you because you're black!

Black people must address itself to the causes of poverty. That's oppression in this country.

If America don't come around, we're gonna' burn it down.

This is a very unforgiving country when you show this country its warts, when you hold the mirror up. If you happen not to share their beliefs, they'll kill you.

An old African leader says about leadership, he says that leadership should never be shared; it should always remain in the hands of the dispossessed people. We will lead the revolution.

You cannot legislate an attitude.

Attack those concepts such as 'third world.' Think about it. If we look at it in terms of numbers, then people of color are the majority in this world. We should be the 'first world.'