You can holler, protest, march, picket and demonstrate, but somebody must be able to sit in on the strategy conferences and plot a course. There must be strategies, the researchers, the professionals to carry out the program. That's our role.
Whitney M. YoungSupport the strong, give courage to the timid, remind the indifferent, and warn the opposed.
Whitney M. YoungBlack Power simply means: Look at me, I'm here. I have dignity. I have pride. I have roots. I insist, I demand that I participate in those decisions that affect my life and the lives of my children. It means that I am somebody.
Whitney M. YoungOur ability to create has outreached our ability to use wisely the products of our invention.
Whitney M. YoungYou donโt get black power by chanting it. You get it by doing what the other groups have done. The Irish kept quiet. They didnโt shout โIrish Powerโ, โJew Powerโ, [or] โItalian Powerโ. They kept their mouths shut and took over the police department of New York City, and the mayorship of Boston.
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