It’s important for us to not lose hope. We can never afford to lose hope. Hope is being able to see the light despite all of the darkness, and there is light all around us.
— Mehdi Hasan, 2019 Empowering Voices Honoree
 
 
 
 
Don’t let anyone ever discourage you that you are not smart enough, that you as a Muslim will never get there. The way to get there is to believe in yourself and know that you have a community walking those halls with you. We are there for you and will uplift you. We will uplift your voice and make sure that you can achieve your dreams.
— Dr. Debbie Almontaser, 2019 Empowering Voices Honoree
 
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By the force of our demands, our determination and our numbers, we shall splinter the segregated South into a thousand pieces and put them back together in the image of God and democracy.

Congressman John Lewis

 

 
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