As the title insinuates, no, I am not Afro-American, I am however a sucker for motivational repartee. So in light of that, and of Black History Month**
here are a string of motivational and encouraging quotations from notable Black role models. 
**For you scholars: February was chosen to be Black History Month by the founder of the Association for the Study of African American Life and History, as well as the founder of the Journal of Negro History Dr. Carter G. Woodson who originally created Black history week way back in 1926 near the birthdays of Abraham Lincoln, Booker T. Washington, and Frederick Douglass**
-Peter
I cannot agree with anything posted with Malcolm X. Ecspecially as a role model He was not a positive influence on civil rights. His moto was ‘F#@$ the white man, take it at all costs!’ Only toward his last days is when he apologized and changed his ideals. Black History Month is a celebration of America’s heroes of a different decent and Malcolm X is not one of those heroes!
These are all great! yes blake but at the same time he did apologize…… everyone misses ya! hope your doing good.
blake you gotta understand that that was a time when white demons treated black people like shit so violence and a fuck you attitude would have been a natural choice to turn to he was a role model because he was one of the first people to stand up for not only his race but his beliefs in the african american community and his biography was kick ass