Top 4 Quotes & Sayings by Kevin Powell

Explore popular quotes and sayings by an American activist Kevin Powell.
Last updated on November 25, 2024.
Kevin Powell

Kevin Powell is an American writer, activist, and television personality. Powell is the author of 14 books, including The Education of Kevin Powell: A Boy's Journey into Manhood and When We Free the World published in 2020. Powell was a senior writer during the founding years of VIBE magazine from 1992 to 1996. Powell’s activism has focused on ending poverty, advocating for social justice and counteracting violence against women and girls through local, national and international initiatives. He was a Democratic candidate for Congress in Brooklyn, New York, in 2008 and 2010.

Too many people are going for self and not trying to help their communities. — © Kevin Powell
Too many people are going for self and not trying to help their communities.
We live in a society where manhood is all about conquering and violence. And what we don't realize is that ultimately that kind of manhood ultimately kills you.
For our past can be a prison we are locked in permanently, or it can be the key to our freedom if we glean the lessons from it and deal with it directly.
In an effort to reclaim our humanity, let us find new motivation for living by opening our minds to broader concepts of spirituality.
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