You 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.
Whitney M. YoungBlack is beautiful when it is a slum kid studying to enter college, when it is a man learning new skills for a new job. . . .
Whitney M. YoungEvery man is our brother, and every manโs burden is our own. Where poverty exists, all are poorer. Where hate flourishes, all are corrupted. Where injustice reins, all are unequal.
Whitney M. YoungSupport the strong, give courage to the timid, remind the indifferent, and warn the opposed.
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