The danger is that people may mistake what is basically a change in vocabulary for a change in behavior, practices, and attitudes. While practically all Americans have learned to talk inoffensively, not enough have learned to think differently, nor act positively.
Whitney M. YoungThe unhealthy gap between what we preach in America and what we often practice creates a moral dry rot that eats at the very foundation of our democratic ideals and values.
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. 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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