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 Breaking Down Beyoncé, Brandy and Ray J’s Social Media Drama! The 5 Greatest Moments from the 2025 Root 100 How Black Folks and Asians Found Themselves Bonding Over…

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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