25 Quotes to Honor Black History Month

In celebration of Black History Month, here are 25 quotes – from Rosa Parks to Harriet Tubman – that touch on success, humanity, gratitude and resilience.   These people paved the way toward equality for each of us and will forever be in our grateful hearts.

The Desire to Build a Female Internet

The serial dating entrepreneur, Bumble CEO Whitney Wolfe Herd, wants nothing less than to “change thousands of years of behavior” between men and women. But first, she has to get a lot more women (and men) to see things her way.

She says:

“We’re not one of our competitors that’s just trying to hook people up,” says Whitney Wolfe Herd, the 30-year-old CEO of Bumble, the online dating platform where women have to initiate potential interest. “We’re trying to say, ‘Let’s change thousands of years of behavior. Globally.’ Do you see why this is so challenging?”

See how Whitney wants to change the world or at the very least, create equality.