Quote of the Day: Bob Marley on the Power of Music

You can read this lyric from the song “Trenchtown Rock” (1971) by Bob Marley, and additional quotes from Marley, in Bartlett’s Familiar Black Quotations. Listen to the song here. Suggested Reading Black Celebs Who Blessed Miami Art Basel 2025 GloRilla Gives Update on Friendship With Young Thug Months After Viral Negative Tweets Even More Crazy Events No One Could…

You can read this lyric from the song “Trenchtown Rock” (1971) by Bob Marley, and additional quotes from Marley, in Bartlett’s Familiar Black Quotations. Listen to the song here.

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Henry Louis Gates Jr. is the Alphonse Fletcher University Professor and founding director of the Hutchins Center for African and African American Research at Harvard University. He is also the editor-in-chief of The Root. Follow him on Twitter and Facebook.

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