If we don't unite, chances are we will go back into slavery.

You look at a clock and it tells you it's eight o'clock, you know the number of hours that has been before eight; you know the number of hours you've got after eight. You can now measure your time to see if you can get done a number of things you've got to get done. History serves the same purpose.

I am a nationalist, and a Pan-Africanist, first and foremost. I was well grounded in history before ever taking a history course. I did not spend much formal time in school - I had to work.

I think that Jesus-dependency has taken over our minds, and too many of our institutions.

Slavery ended and left its false images of black people intact

You should not bear insults.

Eat bread. You don't know if it's been polluted. Drink water, you don't know whether it's been polluted. So living is a test.