Unita Blackwell Quotes

Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did, and it never will.

The Internet is an empowering force for people who are protesting against the abuse of power.

Power is never so overwhelming that there's no room for resistance.

Poetry is a political act because it involves telling the truth.

Freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed.

It is people's willingness to take personal risks and confront the powerful by daring to speak the truth, not the truth itself, that ultimately leads to change.

Stronger than all the armies is the idea whose time has come. The time has come for equality in sharing in government and education, and in employment. It will not be stayed or denied. It is here.

Speaking truth to power is never going to be easy.

We're told, 'If you want to change the world, vote.' And really, if you want to change the world, there's a lot more things that you can do.

Rights are won only by those who make their voices heard.

Women speaking up for themselves and for those around them is the strongest force we have to change the world.

The inability of those in power to still the voices of their own consciences is the great force leading to change.

We are here, not because we are law-breakers; we are here in our efforts to become law-makers.

Do not call for black power or green power. Call for brain power.

The Occupy Wall Street project feels like a burning ember that might light the torch of justice and inflame our longing for freedom.

Writing is powerful. Whether it's a little girl hiding from the Nazis in an attic, or Amnesty International writing letters on behalf of political prisoners, the power of telling stories is usually what causes change.

Security isn't what I hunger for. I hunger for change. I hunger for connection.

Yes, across the board, these gentlemen understand they have the power to make a difference and even educate people to injustices that are occurring in their worlds.

Martin Luther King was a misguided leader. He worked to be recognized as the leader of black America, when what black America needs isn't a leader - it is education. Giving speeches and marching - that's not the concept that brings about real freedom, equality and justice.

Justice often means taking power from some who have it and giving it to some who do not.

We have been saying "Freedom" for six years. What we are going to start saying now is "Black Power". We have begged the President. We've begged the federal government. That's all we've been doing, begging and begging. From now on, when they ask you what you want, you know what to tell them.

Don't be a marshmallow. Walk the street with us into history. Get off the sidewalk. Stop being vegetables. Work for Justice. Viva the boycott!

Create power for the powerless.

Oppression costs the oppressor too much if the oppressed stand up and protest.

Don’t play with us. If you’re not going to give us justice, let us go so that we may help ourselves….We can’t want for benevolent white people to give us handouts.