35 Quotes That Make Me Proud to Be Black AF
Happy Black History Month, family!
It’s officially February (which I cannot even fathom because that means we’ve been in this mess for almost a year…but anyway…) and time to celebrate. Yes, Black history should be celebrated each and every day and I think y’all know by now that I ride for Black businesses and people all year, but during this month we add a lil’ bit of extra seasoning. Considering I’m obsessed with cajun food, adding some extra seasoning doesn’t hurt.
I wanted to be intentional with starting the month off with some positive vibes because last week’s full moon energy had me going crazy (true story). As I began to curate this collection of quotes, I found it to be therapeutic. There is so much foolery happening around us during this pan dulce and I have found myself retreating inward more than I normally do. However, reading these quotes gave me hope and drive. It is my hope that you also find one or a few that jump out to you and you hold onto them. Tweet it, write it down, or put it on your mirror. I write this in love and say “thank you” to the brilliance of our ancestors, legends, and people as a whole.
Happy reading!
“I am dripping in melanin and honey. I am Black without apology.”
“The black skin is not a badge of shame, but rather a glorious symbol of national greatness.”
“I find, in being Black, a thing of beauty: a joy a strength a secret cup of gladness.”
“Own your magic, walk in your purpose, and rock your truth.”
“Choosing yourself is a revolutionary act of integrity.”
“We are powerful because we have survived, and that is what it is all about- survival and growth.”
“Just don’t give up what you’re trying to do. Where there is love and inspiration, I don’t think you can go wrong.”
“For to be free is not merely to cast off one’s chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others.”
“these hips have never been enslaved,
they go where they want to go
they do what they want to do.
these hips are mighty hips.
these hips are magic hips”
“Whatever is bringing you down, get rid of it. Because you’ll find that when you’re free . . . your true self comes out.”
“Have a vision. Be demanding.”
“Don’t follow the path. Go where there is no path and begin the trail.”
“Never be limited by other people’s limited imaginations. ”
“Your life is already artful- waiting, just waiting, for you to make it art.”
“We must never forget that Black History is American History. The achievements of African Americans have contributed to our nation’s greatness.”
“It is extremely rough to follow through with my goals, but I felt a responsibility to show the world what the African Americans are facing through this rough patch.”
“Bringing the gifts that my ancestors gave, I am the dream and the hope of the slave. I rise. I rise. I rise.”
“The moment anyone tries to demean or degrade you in any way, you have to know how great you are. Nobody would bother to beat you down if you were not a threat.”
“If my future were determined just by my performance on a standardized test, I wouldn’t be here. I guarantee you that.”
“Wanna fly, you got to give up the s—- that weighs you down.”
“I don’t like to lose — at anything… Yet I’ve grown most not from victories, but setbacks. If winning is God’s reward, then losing is how he teaches us.”
“Be a girl with a mind, a b**ch with an attitude, a lady with class.”
“For I am my mother’s daughter, and the drums of Africa still beat in my heart.”
“Service to others is the rent you pay for your room here on earth.”
“What you know means something. What you do means something. Your name means something.”
“I’m a black American, I am proud of my race. I am proud of who I am. I have a lot of pride and dignity.”
“I am a strong black woman that deserve all the good things coming my way.”
“I had to make my own living and my own opportunity. But I made it! Don’t sit down and wait for the opportunities to come. Get up and make them.”
“What I know for sure is that speaking your truth is the most powerful tool we all have.”
“I’ve learned in life that what you give to others is what provides the most value to your life. There I was, a mess myself, yet I still had something to offer that would have an effect on another person’s world.”
“You are where you are today because you stand on somebody’s shoulders. And wherever you are heading, you cannot get there by yourself. If you stand on the shoulders of others, you have a reciprocal responsibility to live your life so that others may stand on your shoulders. It’s the quid pro quo of life. We exist temporarily through what we take, but we live forever through what we give”
“I looked up the road I was going and back the way I come, and since I wasn’t satisfied, I decided to step off the road and cut me a new path.”
“...he told her, ‘Don’t ever become small,’ and she said, ‘I never could.’”
“I will not have my life narrowed down. I will not bow down to somebody else’s whim or to someone else’s ignorance.”
“You can fall, but you can rise also.”
That's all for now, family. More good stuff to come! But if you want to keep reading…
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