"WE WEREN'T PUSHING BLACK IS BEAUTIFUL. WE JUST SHOWED IT." ― KATHERINE DUNHAM
“THERE'S NO EXCUSE FOR THE YOUNG PEOPLE NOT KNOWING WHO THE HEROES AND HEROINES ARE OR WERE" ― NINA SIMONE
"GET ORGANIZED AND YOU WILL COMPEL THE WORLD TO RESPECT YOU.” ― MARCUS GARVEY
“WE’RE FIGHTING THE SAME BATTLE THAT THEY WERE FIGHTING THEN,” SAYS BRATHWAITE. “THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN NOW AND THEN IS YOU DO SEE SOME SUCCESS, FOR SOME, BUT WE’VE STRUGGLED AGAINST RACISM, POLICE BRUTALITY, HOMOPHOBIA, ALL OF THAT. ― KWAME BRAITHWITE
KWAME BRATHWAITE ― DAISY BATES ― MARCUS GARVEY ― NINA SIMONE ― MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. ― HARRIET TUBMAN ― JESSE OWENS ― ROSA PARKS ― MALCOM X ― ANGELA DAVIS ― JOHN LEWIS ― AVA DUVERNAY ― FREDERICK DOUGLASS ― MAYA ANGELOU ― FRED HAMPTON
- For The Culture
![A black Unisex t-shirt from Black is beautiful apparel with the words black is beautiful displayed it referencing the culture of black resiliency and a homage to the original Black Is Beautiful pins worn by advocates of the Black is beautiful movement in days gone past. For the culture is a word which references doing something of great value greater than oneself and we want you to feel the power within when wearing this shirt, you don't just wear it for yourself you wear it proudly for the culture.]()
$24.99 - Black Is Beautiful Primary
![A Unisex Black T-shirt by Black Is Beautiful Apparel displaying "Black is Beautiful" a message we rally behind. This T-shirt references a period in the 60's wherein the black community underwent a cultural renaissance, combatting social norms and ingrained standards of beauty imposed within the black community. This movement stood to redefine self-acceptance, and self-worth within Black communities and helped spark a movement for change against oppressive laws, and a need for justice, and equality.]()
$24.99 - Gifted and Black
![This Black Unisex T-shirt by Black Is Beautiful Apparel features a red fist symbolizing the strength of the black community as well as being the color of the blood shed by ancestors for their redemption and liberty. Gifted and black references the inner strength of the Black community and the untold stories of black excellence. Nina Simone coined the phrase in her song "To Be Young, Gifted and Black."]()
$24.99 - Lift Every Voice
![This Black Unisex T-shirt by black is beautiful apparel featuring the Pan-African flag References the Black National Anthem written by James Weldon Johnson and composed by his brother John Rosamond Johnson. The message behind this shirt is one of remembrance of sacrifices made by our ancestors, a cry for freedom, and one of hope for the future.]()
$24.99 - Black and Beautiful
![A black unisex t-shirt by black is beautiful apparel displaying black and beautiful on the front. Let the world know you're black and beautiful!]()
from $24.99 - No Justice No Peace
![A Black Unisex t-shirt by Black is beautiful Apparel Highlighting the continuous struggle for equality and an equitable future within the Black community. Make a statement with the "No Justice No Peace" tee. You stand united in championing change in our society.]()
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