History is something that we must all share with others whether it brings tears to our faces or smiles. History is something that we can’t ignore or deny but also the reasons as to why we are today when it comes to our families and ancestries.
Black history is something that is celebrated through February but is often usually celebrated every day and now is celebrated on Juneteenth as well.
Teaching children about history doesn’t have to be boring and can be taught through various learning materials. Learning new things daily is what makes life so precious.
Share this gift today with your kids and teens on some of the most famous black history quotes of all time.
Here are 50 inspiring quotes for kids and teens to celebrate Black History Month:
- “Change is never easy, but always possible.” – Barack Obama
- “We all have dreams. To make dreams come into reality, it takes an awful lot of determination, dedication, self-discipline, and effort.” – Jesse Owens
- “The time is always right to do what is right.” – Martin Luther King Jr.
- “I am my best work – a series of road maps, reports, recipes, doodles, and prayers from the front lines.” – Audre Lorde
- “We all should know that diversity makes for a rich tapestry, and we must understand that all the threads of the tapestry are equal in value no matter their color.” – Maya Angelou
- “Success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has overcome.” – Booker T. Washington
- “The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.” – Eleanor Roosevelt
- “I don’t focus on what I’m up against. I focus on my goals, and I try to ignore the rest.” – Venus Williams
- “Don’t wait around for other people to be happy for you. Any happiness you get you’ve got to make yourself.” – Alice Walker
- “If there is no struggle, there is no progress.” – Frederick Douglass
- “To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
- “The only way to deal with these things is to come out in the open and talk about them.” – James Baldwin
- “You are your best thing.” – Toni Morrison
- “The time is always right to do what is right.” – Martin Luther King Jr.
- “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.” – Martin Luther King Jr.
- “Don’t sit down and wait for the opportunities to come. Get up and make them.” – Madam C.J. Walker
- “We may encounter many defeats, but we must not be defeated.” – Maya Angelou
- “The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don’t have any.” – Alice Walker
- “Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.” – Martin Luther King Jr.
- “You can’t use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have.” – Maya Angelou
- “If they don’t give you a seat at the table, bring a folding chair.” – Shirley Chisholm
- “The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today.” – Franklin D. Roosevelt
- “You are not powerless. You just need to accept your power.” – Kamala Harris
- “I had no idea that history was being made. I was just tired of giving up.” – Rosa Parks
- “The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.” – Nelson Mandela
- “We may encounter many defeats, but we must not be defeated.” – Maya Angelou
- “Never be limited by other people’s limited imaginations.” – Dr. Mae Jemison
- “If you can’t fly, then run; if you can’t run, then walk; if you can’t walk, then crawl; but whatever you do, you have to keep moving forward.” – Martin Luther King Jr.
- “I had to make my living and my opportunity. But I made it! Don’t sit down and wait for the opportunities to come. Get up and make them.” – Madam C.J. Walker
- “Success is not about the destination; it’s about the journey.” – Zig Ziglar
- “You don’t make progress by standing on the sidelines, whimpering and complaining. You make progress by implementing ideas.” – Shirley Chisholm
- “The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don’t have any.” – Alice Walker
- “No person is your friend who demands your silence or denies your right to grow.” – Alice Walker
- “In every crisis, there is an opportunity.” – Dr. Johnnetta B. Cole
- “You can’t let your failures define you. You have to let your failures teach you.” – Barack Obama
- “You have to see yourself in a place before you can get there.” – Oprah Winfrey
- “Excellence is to do a common thing particularly.” – Booker T. Washington
- “I don’t know what the future holds, but I do know that I’m going to be positive and not wake up feeling desperate.” – Bill Cosby
- “I will not have my life narrowed down. I will not bow down to somebody else’s whim or someone else’s ignorance.” – Bell Hooks
- “If you want to fly, you have to give up the things that weigh you down.” – Toni Morrison
- “We all have dreams. But in order to make dreams come into reality, it takes an awful lot of determination, dedication, self-discipline, and effort.” – Jesse Owens
- “Success is not measured by the position one has reached in life, but by the obstacles one has overcome.” – Booker T. Washington
- “Believe in yourself and all that you are. Know that there is something inside you that is greater than any obstacle.” – Christian D. Larson
- “Don’t be afraid to challenge the status quo.” – Thurgood Marshall
- “I can’t change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination.” – Jimmy Dean
- “You are your best thing.” – Toni Morrison
- “Do not bring people in your life who weigh you down. And trust your instincts – good relationships feel good. They feel right. They don’t hurt.” – Oprah Winfrey
- “The only way to do great work is to love what you do.” – Steve Jobs
- “Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.” – Martin Luther King Jr.
- “The future belongs to those who prepare for it today.” – Malcolm X
These quotes can serve as a source of inspiration and motivation for kids and teens during Black History Month and beyond.
