Raheem DeVaughn Quotes

Public service and community organizing and movement building is such a part of my DNA that it's really hard to separate it.

Every person has the ability to influence change. I am grateful that my voice counts, and I am able to influence change. But more than that, there is a certain amount of activism that is engrained in me.

I think anyone with a voice should use it. I think a lot of people could, and should, do a lot more.

I became active in politics because I saw the possibility, if we all sat back and did nothing, of a world in which there would no longer be any stages for actors to act on.

You can make the case that slacktivism is important because it makes people feel affiliated to a movement and be part of it, and talk about it.

I did not dedicate my life to making Baltimore a safer and more just place because it was easy.

I'm involved in issues, and issues are about grass-roots politics.

'Unlikely Brothers' talks about the importance of citizen action and shows why and how we can make a difference.

It's important to be active in the causes that are important to you... That's how we make changes in this world.

Anybody intelligent enough to realize what America is, is not going to sit around and do nothing about it. They're going to be the same way that I am. They're going to be the same way our fans are. They're going to be pissed.

An activist is one who is actively involved in creating community, whether that is locally in their neighborhood or internationally. It is an admirable quality.

I do feel, in a sense, the rules of engagement for citizenship has changed, and we must encourage other people to speak up and to take action.

As a girl who was raised on the idea that we should give back to our community as much as possible, I believe that we have more power than we think when it comes to making change.

I think the importance of doing activist work is precisely because it allows you to give back and to consider yourself not as a single individual who may have achieved whatever but to be a part of an ongoing historical movement.

The organizer dedicated to changing the life of a particular community must first rub raw the resentments of the people of the community.

Organize, agitate, educate, must be our war cry.

If you ever think about me, and you ain't gonna do no revolutionary act, forget about me. I don't want myself on your mind if you're not going to work for the people.

It's very important that people who are feeling the need to do something... get activated.

No matter what political cause compels us, we should always feel as though it's being threatened. We should use these causes, whatever they are, to bring people together and get each other excited about our role, so we feel like we can't stop and won't stop.

I just want to use my voice and my platform to help people. Whether it be political or therapeutic.

To rebuild confidence in the power of people working together to create something better, we must give people the power to do precisely that for themselves.

You can complain about problems, and you can suffer from the ramifications of issues that are social in nature and impact you, but the best thing you can do is get off your couch, get out of your home and go do something about it.

Regardless of who is elected president in 2016, we all still live together. Each of us has a different role to play, but we all have to hold the collective space for movement-building together. It's the only way we move forward.

You just have to find your activism, and don't let anyone tell you what that should look like. If you're doing the work, and you're getting someone to think, you're on the right path.

You have to decide to create the society you want to create, and that's done through politics.