I will go to the NAACP convention, and explain to the African-American community why they should demand paychecks instead of food stamps. — Newt Gingrich Copy Share Image
I agreed a long time ago, I would not live at any cost. If I am moved or forced away from what… — Maya Angelou Copy Share Image
I feel like I come from a smaller off shoot of black people because I am mixed. People say I'm African American… — Maya Rudolph Copy Share Image
When I conjure these memories, they are of the present to me, because after all, the artist is a kind of enchanter… — Romare Bearden Copy Share Image
My father has passed away. He was African-American. My mother is white. So I was adopted by a couple that was of… — Keegan-Michael Key Copy Share Image
The symbolic value of having an African-American president has certainly eased some racial tensions in America, but they're not gone. — Naomi Wolf Copy Share Image
God is present in everything. In the universe in creation, in me and all that happens to me, in my brothers and… — Thea Bowman Copy Share Image
I think the bottom of the totem pole is African-American women, or women of colour. I think they get the least opportunities… — Denzel Washington Copy Share Image
Don't say you want to be an actor and not know how to read a script. Don't give up 15 minutes before… — Erik King Copy Share Image
“The temptation is to insist that black men 'choose' to be criminals; the system does not make them criminals, at least not… — Michelle Alexander Copy Share Image
If one lives in a country where racism is held valid and practiced in all ways of life eventually, no matter whether… — Chester Himes Copy Share Image
“The irony of Barack Obama is this: He has become the most successful black politician in American history by avoiding the radioactive… — Ta-Nehisi Coates Copy Share Image
African American children are significantly more likely to be obese than are white children. Nearly half of African American children will develop… — Michelle Obama Copy Share Image
“Understanding Metro's history may illuminate today's debates. To conservatives who decry Metro's expense--around $10 billion in nominal dollars--this book serves as a… — Zachary M. Schrag Copy Share Image
“One strain of African American thought holds that it is a violent black recklessness—the black gangster, the black rioter—that strikes the ultimate… — Ta-Nehisi Coates Copy Share Image
I've always said that my father is half black and half Venezuelan and my mother is Irish. But people don't understand. They… — Mariah Carey Copy Share Image
Black immigrants and refugees have just as much at stake in the fight to make Black Lives Matter as African Americans do. — Opal Tometi Copy Share Image
There will always be some curve balls in your life. Teach your children to thrive in that adversity. — Jeanne Moutoussamy-Ashe Copy Share Image
My father had the main barber- and beauty-supply business in the African-American community in Buffalo. — Helene D. Gayle Copy Share Image
African-Americans know about racism, but I don't think we really know the causes. I decided it's first of all a family problem. — Bebe Moore Campbell Copy Share Image
You didn't elect me to tell you what you wanted to hear. You elected me to tell you the truth. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I'm the kind of person that when I saw a lack of African Americans in the apparel business, that was something I… — Daymond John Copy Share Image
This is, for an accomplished Latino, an accomplished African American, an accomplished anyone who disproves stereotypes, it's a constant battle in your… — Sonia Sotomayor Copy Share Image
The humanity that is given to other people isn't given to us. There is an expendability that comes along with being African… — Sterling K. Brown Copy Share Image
I am convinced that the Black man will only reach his full potential when he learns to draw upon the strengths and… — Manning Marable Copy Share Image
I'm an African-American man. I've got to live with that. I've got to be cautious everywhere I go. — Bam Adebayo Copy Share Image
In 2012 President Obama didn't go anywhere near African-American communities. Why? Because unemployment was so high there, he didn't want to address it. — Rudy Giuliani Copy Share Image
Being one of the few African American women to make it to this level in a classical ballet company, the level of… — Misty Copeland Copy Share Image
I want to be the voice for those people who are going through the same thing, like little African American boys and… — Normani Hamilton Copy Share Image
Step through new doors. The majority of the time there's something fantastic on the other side. — Oprah Winfrey Copy Share Image
People of color, particularly African Americans, feel the stigma more keenly. In a race-conscious society, some don't want to be perceived as… — Bebe Moore Campbell Copy Share Image
The history of African-American repression in this country rose from government-sanctioned racism. Jim Crow laws were a product of bigoted state and… — Rand Paul Copy Share Image
The Holy Spirit upon my left leads my feet without ceasing into the camp of the righteous and into the tents of… — Maya Angelou Copy Share Image
In 2008, the Democrats made a great effort among African-American voters, and they did increase their turnout considerably, and among Latino voters. — Judy Woodruff Copy Share Image
Look closely at the present you are constructing: it should look like the future you are dreaming. — Alice Walker Copy Share Image
Color categories are on steroids in Latin America. I find that fascinating. It's very difficult for Americans, particularly African-Americans to understand or… — Henry Louis Gates Copy Share Image
The interesting thing about the African-American experience in this country is that we are sort of a mongrel of people. I mean… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Every day in America, African Americans are reminded of their race in ways large and small. Every day. — Jennifer Granholm Copy Share Image
We did really, really badly with older African-American voters. I mean we got decimated. — Bernie Sanders Copy Share Image
This is what I am learning, at 82 years old: the main thing is to be in love with the search for truth. — Maya Angelou Copy Share Image
