Black Power Is Giving Power

If You Stop Struggling, Then You Stop Life.

You Can Kill My Body, And You Can Take My Life But You Can Never Kill My Soul. My Soul Will Live Forever!

Black Power Is Giving Power To People Who Have Not Had Power To Determine Their Destiny.

There Will Be No Prison Which Can Hold Our Movement Down.

During Those Long Years In Oakland Public Schools, I Did Not Have One Teacher Who Taught Me Anything Relevant To My Own Life Or Experience. Not One Instructor Ever Awoke In Me A Desire To Learn More Or To Question Or To Explore The Worlds Of Literature, Science, And History. All They Did Was Try To Rob Me Of The Sense Of My Own Uniqueness And Worth, And In The Process Nearly Killed My Urge To Inquire.