The Work Of The Political Activist Inevitably

Where Cultural Representations Do Not Reach Out Beyond Themselves, There Is The Danger That They Will Function As The Surrogates For Activism, That They Will Constitute Both The Beginning And The End Of Political Practice.

I Don't Know Whether The Movement Crashed As A Result Of The Overwhelming Character Of The Institutions We Set Out To Change. I Think Repression Had A Lot To Do With The Dismantling Of The Movement And Also The Winning Of Certain Victories Had Something To Do With The Inability Of The Movement To Take Those Victories As The Launching Point For New Goals And Developing New Strategies.

I Don't Think It's Necessary To Feel Guilty. Because I Know That I'm Still Doing The Work That Is Going To Help More Sisters And Brothers To Challenge The Whole Criminal Justice System, And I'm Trying To Use Whatever Knowledge I Was Able To Acquire To Continue To Do The Work In Our Communities That Will Move Us Forward.

What This Country Needs Is More Unemployed Politicians.

When Someone Asks Me About Violence, I Just Find It Incredible, Because What It Means Is That The Person Who’s Asking That Question Has Absolutely No Idea What Black People Have Gone Through, What Black People Have Experienced In This Country, Since The Time The First Black Person Was Kidnapped From The Shores Of Africa.