w. e. b. DuBois

“Art is not simply works of art; it has the spirit that knows beauty, that has music in its soul and the color of sunsets in its handkerchief, that can dance on a flaming world and make the world dance too.”  [The Souls of Black Folk]

“I am especially glad of the divine gift of laughter; it has made the world human and loveable, despite all its pain and wrong.” 

“Men must not only know, they must act.”  [The Souls of Black Folk]