Quotes about Activism

Every reform movement has a lunatic fringe.

We in the Black Arts movement, which wasn't really a movement but a group of people who had similar objectives...

I was black before I was a Christian. Martin and Malcolm, therefore, had to go together, which meant being unashamedly black and unapologetically Christian.

The extremists are afraid of books and pens, the power of education frightens them. they are afraid of women.

Human rights are women's rights, and women's rights are human rights.

If we are going to bring about change, then men, for goodness sake, stand up and stand for the right. And I say, "power to the women".

The world needs a revolution led by women.

I wish we weren't fighting all the time to protect women's rights, to protect women's health.

I can promise you that women working together — linked, informed and educated — can bring peace and prosperity to this forsaken planet.

My father's approach to the most brutal and unambiguous social injustices during the civil rights struggle was rooted in nonviolence as a morally and tactically correct response.

The important thing to note is that it is not important whether Malala was shot or not - Malala is not asking for personal favors or support. She is asking for support with girls' education and women's rights. So don't support Malala, support her campaign for girls' education and women's rights.

How do we get people to heed the dire warnings of the people on the ground who have been fighting this danger for so long? How do we get them to take action?