As we mark the beginning of Black History Month, join us at Fenway Health in honoring and amplifying the words of Black leaders who inspire us, exemplify our belief that healthcare is a right, not a privilege, and embody our values of community, innovation, and justice.
May these words challenge us, empower us, and guide us as we continue our fight for a healthier, equitable, and more just future. May these words remind us that our work is rooted in generations past and those yet to come.
John Lewis
“Ours is not the struggle of one day, one week, or one year. Ours is not the struggle of one judicial appointment or presidential term. Ours is the struggle of a lifetime, or maybe even many lifetimes, and each one of us in every generation must do our part.”
Audre Lorde
“Without community, there is no liberation.”
Bayard Rustin
“We need, in every community, a group of angelic troublemakers.”
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
“Of all the forms of inequality, injustice in health care is the most shocking and inhumane.”
James Baldwin
“Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced.”
Marsha P. Johnson
“No pride for some of us without liberation for all of us.”
Dr. Jocelyn Elders
“You have to be bold in the face of opposition. Health is not just about treatment; it’s about education and empowerment.”
Miss Major Griffin-Gracy
“I fight for the people who are unseen, unheard, and forgotten.”