{"product_id":"black-voices-inspiring-empowering-quotes-from-global-thought-leaders-by-mitchell-aiwuyor-jessica-ann","title":"Black Voices: Inspiring \u0026 Empowering Quotes from Global Thought Leaders by Mitchell Aiwuyor, Jessica Ann","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eFind wisdom, inspiration, and new insight in this definitive volume of empowering quotes from the Pan African world.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith over 60 quotations—carefully researched by National Black Cultural Information Trust founder, Jessica Ann Mitchell Aiwuyor—\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eBlack Voices\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is your go-to source for powerful words from both\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e famous Black individuals in history\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003enew and lesser-known voices\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. From this diverse spectrum of perspectives and experiences, gain a deeper understanding of Black culture and history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSome of the inspirational quotes include:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e“I’m very interested in, ‘What does it mean for us to cultivate together?’ Community that allows for risk, the risk of knowing someone outside your own boundaries, the risk that is love. There is no love that does not involve risk.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e—bell hooks, African American feminist scholar\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e“Our youth, our drive, our diversity and openness, our boundless capacity for risk and reinvention means that the future should be ours. But that potential will only be realized if our democracy works. Only if our politics better reflects the decency of our people.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e—Barack Obama, 44th President of the United States and the first Black American president\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSpotlighting Black writers, artists, scholars, politicians, activists, and visionaries from all eras and backgrounds, each quote is accompanied by a short biography of its writer or speaker. This engaging and information-packed book touches on aspects and subjects relevant to Black lives, including and featuring, among many others, the voices of:\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"a-unordered-list a-vertical\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eCulture and History:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Werewere Liking, author (Cameroon)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eEducation and Knowledge:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Mĩcere Gĩthae Mũgo, author, poet, and playwright (Kenya)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eJustice, Civil Rights, and Human Rights:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Ida B. Wells, journalist and activist (USA)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eRace and Racism:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Paul Stephenson, civil rights activist (UK)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eGender, Feminism, and Womanism:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Ketanji Brown Jackson, first Black woman to serve on the United States Supreme Court (USA)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ePeace and Love:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Basetsana Kumalo, businesswoman and television personality (South Africa)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eInspiration, Hope, and Perseverance\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e: Dudley Laws, activist (Canada)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eFreedom and Liberation:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Claudia Jones, political activist and cofounder of Notting Hill Carnival (UK)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ePolitics:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Francia Márquez, 13th vice president of Colombia\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eBlackness:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Walter Rodney, scholar and activist (Guyana)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ePan Africanism:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Amy Jacques Garvey, Pan Africanist, journalist, and civil rights activist (Jamaica)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe book also features the lush, vibrant \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eartwork of six Black artists from around the world:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"a-unordered-list a-vertical\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAffen Segun, Nigerian painter (Instagram: @affensegun)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eErin K. Robinson, American illustrator (Instagram: @brooklyndolly)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGilles Mayk Navangi, Belgian painter, illustrator, and sculptor (Instagram: @ngm_world)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNicole Collie, Bahamian painter (Portfolio: nicolecollie.com)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRendani Nemakhavhani, South African illustrator, visual artist, and art director (Instagram: @prsdnthoney)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUzo Njoku, Nigerian American visual artist (Portfolio: uzonjoku.com)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eBlack Voices\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a must-have reference to Pan African culture and history.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Second Chapter Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":64271134785905,"sku":null,"price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0945\/1097\/3297\/files\/B1AEC4AA-19DC-43C2-8E4C-4A7614B41271.jpg?v=1784983673","url":"https:\/\/secondchapterbookstore.com\/products\/black-voices-inspiring-empowering-quotes-from-global-thought-leaders-by-mitchell-aiwuyor-jessica-ann","provider":"Second Chapter Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}