“Never forget that for 250 years black people were born into chains—whole generations followed by more generations who knew nothing but chains.… — Ta-Nehisi Coates Copy Share Image
One of the key things for me about Madame Walker's life is that she really does represent this first generation out of… — A'Lelia Bundles Copy Share Image
Black Privilege is a concrete motive that black people benefit from, such as racism but racism on whites. Black people don't know… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Mable 'Madea' Simmons: Joe. Did that thing just push you? Joe: Sho did. She don't know about us. We Baptist. We tear… — Madea Copy Share Image
We're primarily interested in solving the problem of 20 million black people. And if integration is going to solve the problem tomorrow,… — Malcolm X Copy Share Image
Within the lesbian community I am Black, and within the Black community I am a lesbian. Any attack against Black people is… — Audre Lorde Copy Share Image
“I suppose it was a mistake to sketch in a background for the movie, in which I described a likely mix of… — Michael Moorcock Copy Share Image
“Here is your law enforcement and media question of the day: Was the TV show COPS real or BS? It might have… — Colin Flaherty Copy Share Image
I'll start with the reality. If we're having problems nationally, we're having problems on the state level and then on the local… — Louis Farrakhan Copy Share Image
“I don't like the way our community throws the word around like it's water, because it's a derogatory term. A lot of… — Chuck D Copy Share Image
“There is an ethnic component lurking in the background of my story. In our race-conscious society, our vocabulary often extends no further… — J.D. Vance Copy Share Image
“Black people are not the descendants of kings. We are—and I say this with big pride—the progeny of slaves. If there’s any… — Ta-Nehisi Coates Copy Share Image
Since I learned the truth in Mecca, my dearest friends have come to include all kinds -- some Christians, Jews, Buddhists, Hindus,… — Malcolm X Copy Share Image
“I don't expect everyone to feel the same way that I do about land. For so many of us, the scars are… — J. Drew Lanham Copy Share Image
“Racial stereotyping. For Martin Luther King, Jr., and other civil rights leaders, the sin of white racism was stereotyping all black people… — Kim R. Holmes Copy Share Image
“Some people cannot afford to believe that this country isn’t that bad, that as Hillary Clinton said, “America is great because America… — Yaa Gyasi Copy Share Image
The goal of Martin Luther King is to get the Negroes to forgive the people the people who have brutalized them for… — Malcolm X Copy Share Image
Actually we've had a black bourgeoisie or the makings of a black bourgeoisie for many more decades.In a sense the quest for… — Angela Davis Copy Share Image
“What pretty much guaranteed that Johnson would side with white supremacists was his benighted view of black people. No American president has… — Ron Chernow Copy Share Image
Barack Obama didn't say "I only want to be the President of Black people," he said "I want to be the President… — LeCrae Copy Share Image
As I grew up, I began to discover a little bit about the situation of black people in America and experienced an… — Ahmet Ertegun Copy Share Image
Yes, you can have art films about the triumph of the human spirit and all of that, but you'll have it done… — Pam Grier Copy Share Image
As for the not-black black president issue - white people can imagine blacks worse off than them, no problem. And now they… — Darryl Pinckney Copy Share Image
Usually we look at it like, "Oh, black people couldn't vote in Mississippi because they had to take a literacy test." But… — Stanley Nelson Jr Copy Share Image
I know that sounds really extreme, but if you just look at the history, you will find Harry Anslinger [first U.S. commissioner… — Maia Szalavitz Copy Share Image
No matter where you go your always gonna be judged. Older folks judging young people for how they dress. Young kids thinking… — Tiz Copy Share Image
The black conservative is responsible for making people question an idea that racism must be extinct before black people can overcome. Understanding… — John H. McWhorter Copy Share Image
![“I know that sounds really extreme, but if you just look at the history, you will find Harry Anslinger [first U.S. commissioner of the Bureau of Narcotics] going on about satanic swing and how reefer will make black people think they're as good as white people - which to him, obviously, was a very…” quote by Maia Szalavitz](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/b14/maia-szalavitz-21394_bases_i-know-that-sounds-really-extreme-but-if_2470423.jpg)
