There has been a struggle to reclaim the African self. That struggle has been on the part of a minority of dedicated African-Americans who never gave up our African identity at no time during our stay here.

You should not bear insults.

What I have learned is that a whole lot of people with degrees don't know a damn thing, and a lot of people with no degrees are brilliant.

This kind of collective society - giving to each according to his need - existed in Africa not only before Karl Marx, but also before Europe.

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

To control a people you must first control what they think about themselves and how they regard their history and culture. And when your conqueror makes you ashamed of your culture and your history, he needs no prison walls and no chains to hold you.

Service is the highest form of prayer as far as I am concerned.