Quotes from Akiba Solomon

I fight White supremacy by raising my daughter to take up space and make her voice heard in a world that wants to quiet her. Rochelle Rice, musician

I organize faith leaders and people of faith to dismantle White supremacy and structural racism through the power of representing voices and practices.

the urgency of leaders, especially old-school leaders born in the midst of the Civil Rights Movement, to respect young leaders and the strategic ways they show up for the fight.

We must acknowledge that we are the dreams of our ancestors and that our fight will require a long view and the ability to bounce back from one painful setback after another.

The United States has figured out a way to bend a false interpretation of Christianity to undergird, and make sense of, a logic of White supremacy and racial hierarchy.

liberation is about human flourishing. It is about creating systems that do not limit the ability of human beings to flourish, to reach their highest potential.

I had no idea that Black women only get 0.2 percent of all venture capital investments until I was looking and saying, "Where's the money?

Since 2011, the Campaign for Black Male Achievement (CBMA) has organized and facilitated an annual intergenerational gathering at the Muhammad Ali Center in Louisville, Kentucky,

Confidence. Ali won many of his fights before he even stepped into the ring,

Dedication. The battle we're in requires "the act of devoting all of one's energy, effort, and abilities to a certain task," as the Muhammad Ali Center boasts on its walls. Folks

The power of Black philanthropy must be multiplied for us to secure the fuel to keep fighting.

Ali always wondered why the press never talked about his supreme commitment to roadwork

It will take spiritual fortitude—followed by focused, strategic action—to win the fight against White supremacy.

Giving. In the RYMR leadership guide, Dr. Torie Weiston-Serdan, author of Critical Mentoring: A Practical Guide , says, "Muhammad Ali showed us that giving, even at the point of personal sacrifice,

The Champ said: "He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life.

I admit that I keep in my mind a romantic notion of an essential Blackness—and I use it as armor.

my recovered glow informs the way I move through the world as a Black woman.