• Passion

• Self-Determination

• Duty

• Disruptive Change

• Beautiful Struggle

• Liberated History

• Bravery

• Truth

• Make A Difference

• Black Consciousness

• Hope

• Change the Narrative

Passion

"Out of anger comes controversy, out of controversy comes conversation, out of conversation comes action." - Tupac Shakur

Self-Determination

“Black Power is giving power to people who have not had power to determine their destiny.” - Huey P. Newton

Duty

“It is with no pleasure I have dipped my hands in the corruption here exposed. Somebody must show that the Afro-American race is more sinned against than sinning, and it seems to have fallen upon me to do so.” - Ida B. Wells

Disruptive Change

"Trust me, you can't change anything without causing some degree of disruption. It's impossible, that is exactly what change is. Some people are uncomfortable with the disruption that change causes, but the disruption is necessary if anything is going to change." - Afeni Shakur

Beautiful Struggle

"You have to understand that people have to pay a price for peace. If you dare to struggle, you dare to win." - Fred Hampton Sr.

Liberated History

"The more you know of your history, the more liberated you are." - Maya Angelou

Bravery

"We can't be brave without fear." -Muhammad Ali

Truth

"Truth is on the side of the oppressed." - Malcolm X

Make A Difference

"Make a difference about something other than yourselves." - Toni Morrison

Black Consciousness

“To be a Negro in this country and to be relatively conscious is to be in a rage almost all the time. ” - James Baldwin

Hope

“What kept me sane was knowing that things would change, and it was a question of keeping myself together until they did.” - Nina Simone

Change the Narrative

"At the core, one of my original goals is to redefine what the streets expect." - Nipsey Hussle