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Cultural Diversity. Mark Twain November 30, 1835 – April 21, 1910. Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it's time to reform. John F. Kennedy May 29, 1917–November 22, 1963.
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Mark TwainNovember 30, 1835 – April 21, 1910 • Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it's time to reform.
John F. KennedyMay 29, 1917–November 22, 1963 • Our privileges can be no greater than our obligations. The protection of our rights can endure no longer than the performance of our responsibilities.
Martin Luther King, Jr.January 15, 1929–April 4, 1968 • Nothing in the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity.
Malcolm XMay 19, 1925 – February 21, 1965 • One of the first things I think young people, especially nowadays, should learn is how to see for yourself and listen for yourself and think for yourself. American Black Muslim minister and a one-time spokesman for the Nation of Islam.
Booker T. WashingtonApril 5, 1856 – November 14, 1915 • I will permit no man to narrow and degrade my soul by making me hate him. American educator, author and leader of the African American community. He was freed from slavery as a child, gained an education, and as a young man was appointed to lead a teachers' college for black Americans. From this position of leadership he rose into a nationally prominent role as spokesman for his race. He was a pragmatist and an accommodationist, and as such won friends in high places who helped him further his agenda of education for African Americans.
James BaldwinAugust 2, 1924 – November 30, 1987 • People who shut their eyes to reality simply invite their own destruction, and anyone who insists on remaining in a state of innocence long after that innocence is dead turns himself into a monster. American novelist, writer, playwright, poet, essayist, and civil rights activist best known for his novel Go Tell It on the Mountain.
Gloria Steinemborn March 25, 1934 • Clearly no one knows what leadership has gone undiscovered in women of all races, and in black and other minority men. American feminist icon, journalist and women's rights advocate. She is the founder and original publisher of Ms. magazine.