I do not share the gloomy thought that Negroes in America are doomed to be stomped out bodaciously, nor even shackled to… — Zora Neale Hurston Copy Share Image
I realized that if I was going to achieve anything in life I had to be aggressive. I had to get out… — Michael Jordan Copy Share Image
Ending the lawlessness at the border? I don't believe a fourth-generation Hispanic thinks that's evil. I don't think an African American thinks… — Jeff Sessions Copy Share Image
The contributions of African Americans, Native Americans, and immigrants throughout our nation's history are undeniable, but the tendency to overlook their gallant… — Tammy Duckworth Copy Share Image
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“The primary reason that U.S. infant mortality is so high compared to other countries is that African Americans suffer a staggering rate.… — Laura Briggs Copy Share Image
I'm sorry, to boycott the Academy Awards is a slap in Chris Rock's face. To host is such a prestigious honor. To… — Eva Marcille Copy Share Image
Mr Fosse was obviously influenced by Brecht and Weill, as well as Bergman and Fellini, and you could see the influence of… — Ann Reinking Copy Share Image
Everybody knows - but no one wants to say - that the Democratic Party has become the party of special interest bigots… — David Horowitz Copy Share Image
You can expect to see a robust discussion and representation of those issues throughout the convention program. Not just from the nominee,… — Leah D. Daughtry Copy Share Image
For too long, I think the African-American community has been taken for granted by one party and completely ignored by the other.… — Ana Navarro Copy Share Image
The hearts of Afro-American women are too warm and too large for race hatred. Long suffering has so chastened them that they… — Fannie Barrier Williams Copy Share Image
“This popularity extended to Trump himself, who, according to private demographic research conducted at the time, was even more popular with African… — Joshua Green Copy Share Image
People take pride in being Irish-American and Italian-American. They have a particular culture that infuses the whole culture and makes it richer… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
And what gift of America to the rest of the world is actually most appreciated by the rest of the world? It… — Kurt Vonnegut Copy Share Image
The thing to do is to get organized; keep separated and you will be exploited, you will be robbed, you will be… — Marcus Garvey Copy Share Image
Sometimes I think no matter how one is born, no matter how one acts, there is something out of gear with one… — Jessie Redmon Fauset Copy Share Image
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Fairness and equality means that what you are never limits who you can be. It means that a young African-American man like… — Linda Johnson Rice Copy Share Image
Bobby Lashley was the first and to have the opportunity to challenge for the championship when it is even rare to see… — Rich Swann Copy Share Image
I was grateful to see President Obama's victory speech. I was over the moon to see the audience. There were about 60… — Maya Angelou Copy Share Image
As an African American growing up in the Bay Area, it was nice to have coaches who look like me. But more… — Marcus Semien Copy Share Image
For years, the Democrats have controlled the inner cities; some up to 100 years; some over 100 years; unbroken. I say to… — Donald Trump Copy Share Image
We feel the beauty of nature because we are part of nature and because we know that however much in our separate… — Ernest Everett Just Copy Share Image
You know, it helps having an African American driver behind the wheel. I'm representing that culture and that background. But a lot… — Bubba Wallace Copy Share Image
I'm always telling people baseball needs to be more prominent in the African American community. What a better way to do so,… — Matt Kemp Copy Share Image
We can see that the complexity we witness inside the African-American community today has always been there. Black people were just as… — Henry Louis Gates Copy Share Image
I felt hopeful for the future because Obama is here. But nothing has changed. It's time for young kids to get serious… — Lee Daniels Copy Share Image
Within the model minority rhetoric, Asian Americans are represented as “good” minorities and African Americans are represented as “bad” minorities. Here, the… — Jennifer Lee Copy Share Image
One of the reasons that the African American actors wanted to be a part of the show was because these people are… — Tony Goldwyn Copy Share Image
Humor is so culturally based that when I try to tell a joke as me being a white American, if I tell… — Michael Emerson Copy Share Image
There are some dark days when I do receive some racist mail or emails. But overall the response to me has been… — Michelle Singletary Copy Share Image
For me it's hard, especially being a young African-American woman. My dad doesn't look like what you might call the 'safe' African-American… — Normani Kordei Copy Share Image
I identify as African American. I identify as Black. Black is something I share with other descendants of Africa, African-American is something… — Jamilah Lemieux Copy Share Image
I guarantee that the seed you plant in love, not matter how small, will grow into a mighty tree of refuge. We… — Afeni Shakur Copy Share Image
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“The Audacity of Despair "You can stand your ground if you're white, and you can use a gun to do it. But… — David Simon Copy Share Image
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