“Vagrancy laws and other laws defining activities such as "mischief" and "insulting gestures" as crimes were enforced vigorously against blacks. The aggressive… — Michelle Alexander Copy Share Image
Historically Black Colleges and Universities, or HBCUs, have played an important role in enriching the lives of not just African Americans, but… — Ric Keller Copy Share Image
The Afrocentric exploration of the black past only scratches the surface. A full examination of the ancestry of those who are referred… — Ishmael Reed Copy Share Image
Blacks have no rights - in fact they were three - fifths human according to the constitution to give slave owners more… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
“We jumped into a waiting bus, and two Negro laborers followed us. We did not drop any money in the slot; the… — Carlos Bulosan Copy Share Image
African Americans and all people of color can benefit greatly by supporting the Clean Power Plan, which will help reduce the impacts… — Martin Luther King III Copy Share Image
When we say, 'Look, Donald Trump was a friend to hip hop back in the day; so was Bill Clinton,' It doesn't… — KRS-One Copy Share Image
Financial inequity for African Americans has been perpetuated by companies that are known to have benefited from the institution of slavery. — Al N. Green Copy Share Image
“Just as African Americans had learned that they did not have enough strength to make good the promises of emancipation, working people… — Howard Zinn Copy Share Image
Let's say hypothetically, knowing what we know now about public policy, that we could close the education gap so that it was… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
“This is a point with which Pritchard, at the Critical Flame, agrees, writing that "as far as mainstream literary culture is concerned,… — Daniel Pritchard Copy Share Image
The African-American is often used, and has conspired with the rest of America to be used, as a diversion from America's problems.… — Jamaica Kincaid Copy Share Image
My mom is a nurse; my dad is a pediatrician. They were born in the 1940s, and they were both inspired to… — Jake Tapper Copy Share Image
“It is because of religious dogma, (black health care professional Thelma) Delgado says, that young African Americans believe "God will make a… — Sikivu Hutchinson in Moral Combat Black Atheists Gender Politics and the Values Wars Copy Share Image
“During his first year in office, Congress did just that, passing legislation that changed the formulas governing eligibility and payouts for certain… — James Forman Jr Copy Share Image
Ultimately, the main reason that you want more women in the sciences is the same reason you want more gay men in… — Cara Santa Maria Copy Share Image
“There is a notion out there that black people enjoy the Sisyphean struggle against racism. In fact, most of us live for… — Ta-Nehisi Coates Copy Share Image
“In America the magazines in which one can frequently publish stories or poems about Negroes are very few, and most of these… — Langston Hughes Copy Share Image
“what do African Americans get in return for our loyalty? Very little. Democrats do not champion black causes with the same passion… — Van Jones Copy Share Image
“African Americans weren’t the only ones who took a hit. The states of the Deep South, which fought Brown tooth and nail,… — Carol Anderson Copy Share Image
“These were not idle threats. Suspected labor agents were arrested routinely whenever a trainload of African Americans left or when the fields… — Carol Anderson Copy Share Image
“In the American way of life pleasure involves comfort, convenience, and sexual stimulation. Pleasure, so defined, has little to do with the… — Cornel West Copy Share Image
“Rev. [Martin Luther] King continued, chanting, singing his prophetic litany. We were one people, indivisible in the sight of God, responsible to… — Maya Angelou Copy Share Image
Jim Jones started out as a civil rights crusader in Indianapolis. As a young preacher in the mid-50s, he used members of… — Julia Scheeres Copy Share Image
Often, African-Americans' work is accepted as if we did something artistic by happenstance. It's almost like, 'They make TV shows the same… — Salim Akil Copy Share Image
I do believe that there are African Americans who have thick accents. My mom has a thick accent; my relatives have thick… — Viola Davis Copy Share Image
I have been guilty of watching Westerns without acknowledging that Native Americans have gone through the same madness as African Americans. Isn't… — Judith Jamison Copy Share Image
Currently, more than 4.7 million African Americans receive Social Security benefits, and nearly 8 million people with disabilities depend on Social Security… — Chaka Fattah Copy Share Image
There are those who contend that it does not benefit African-Americans to get them into the University of Texas where they do… — Antonin Scalia Copy Share Image
It will be up to each of you to make sure that the young people, African Americans, Latinos, and women, who powered… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
“The history of slavery is the history of the United States. It was not peripheral to our founding; it was central to… — Clint Smith Copy Share Image
In a lot of movies, African-Americans are either maids or slaves, but that's not all they were. We need to show that.… — Allison Schroeder Copy Share Image
At the end of the day, I think my story is, we need black officers because African-Americans need a fair shot at… — James Forman, Jr Copy Share Image
“Many whites, now proclaiming that science proved that people of African descent were intellectually inferior and congenitally prone to criminal behavior, looked… — Edward E. Baptist Copy Share Image
Even in the era of the first black president, racism is still the most intractable issue in USA. Regarding poverty, half of… — Tavis Smiley Copy Share Image
Much of the foundation of our criminal justice system is derived from slave patrols and was created when African Americans could still… — Shaun King Copy Share Image
“Today it is perfectly legal to discriminate against criminals in nearly all the ways that it was once legal to discriminate against… — Michelle Alexander Copy Share Image
Obamanomics, his imposition of European-style socialism, is not working for African-Americans. It is not working for Latinos and African-Americans. — Niger Innis Copy Share Image
I want to ensure that the people of the 5th District continue to benefit from the sensible economic policies under the leadership… — Angela Stanton-King Copy Share Image
There are plenty of African-Americans in this country - and I would say this goes right up to the White House -… — Ta-Nehisi Coates Copy Share Image
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