Literature Review

Faith is taking the first step even when you don’t see the whole staircase. ~ Martin Luther King Jr. Honoring Black History Month 2025

You are your best thing. ~ Toni Morrison Honoring Black History Month 2025

There are two ways of exerting one’s strength: one is pushing down, the other is pulling up. ~ Booker T. WashingtonHonoring Black History Month 2025

Leadership should be born out of understanding the needs of those who will be affected by it. ~ Marian Anderson

Keep your face always toward the sunshine—and shadows will fall behind you. ~Walt Whitman

Love takes off the masks we fear we cannot live without and know we cannot live within. ~ James BaldwinHonoring Black History Month 2025

Never forget that justice is what love looks like in public. ~ Cornel West

You can be mature and respectful – and still have a dirty sense of humor.You can curse a lot – and still be highly intelligent with a robust vocabulary.You can be quiet and reserved – and still be witty and even outgoing in certain circles.You can be intelligent and sharp-minded – and still forget what month it is.   ~Higher Perspective

We must always strive for excellence, no matter the circumstances. ~ Dorothy Vaughn, NASA mathematician, whose story was told in Hidden FiguresHonoring Black History Month 2025

Never be limited by other people’s limited imaginations. ~ Dr. Mae Jemison, first African American female astronautHonoring Black History Month 2025

There were times when it would have been easy to fall apart or to go in the opposite direction, but somehow I felt that if I took one more step, someone would come along to join me. ~ Rosa Parks Honoring Black History Month 2025

Life is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you’re gonna get. ~Forrest Gump (movie character)

The road to success is always under construction. ~ Lily Tomlin