They are trying to lock up as many of us up as possible to put us in penitentiaries for free labor. You… — Eddie Griffin Copy Share Image
No matter what we've done or where we've been, every single one of us can change. — Russell Simmons Copy Share Image
Considering the popularity of soaps with the African-American audience, it's grotesque that the entertainment industry, for all its vaunted liberalism, is lagging… — Camille Paglia Copy Share Image
In 2008, Barack Obama had all the wind at his back, everything going for him. He was an African-American at a time… — George Will Copy Share Image
At the beginning of the 20th century, before the migration began, 90 percent of all African-Americans were living in the South. By… — Isabel Wilkerson Copy Share Image
Stereotypical and hurtful tropes about Jews are widely accepted in the African American community. — Jemele Hill Copy Share Image
“Gosnell is African American, and there is a persistent myth that serial killers are all white men. But that’s not true. There… — Ann McElhinney Copy Share Image
If you are black, the only roads into the mainland of American life are through subservience, cowardice, and loss of manhood. These… — Amiri Baraka Copy Share Image
How is this any different than the big boat argument of people when it came to African-Americans after the Civil War, decided,… — Chris Matthews Copy Share Image
We have a long, ugly history of white supremacy in this country, ranging from Jim Crow laws to keep African Americans down… — Max Boot Copy Share Image
My school was pretty much all African Americans, but it was still a little tough to be in because I didn't have… — Ryan Coogler Copy Share Image
“Segregation laws were proposed as part of a deliberate effort to drive a wedge between poor whites and African Americans. These discriminatory… — Michelle Alexander Copy Share Image
Despite all of the civil rights gains of the past several decades, when it comes to economic opportunity, African Americans and Latinos… — Sasha Abramsky Copy Share Image
Everyday, day & night, we hear the lies that September 11th is the worst tragedy, worst accident, and worst crime to ever… — Malik Zulu Shabazz Copy Share Image
The face of the eviction epidemic is moms and kids, especially poor moms from predominantly Latino and African American neighborhoods. — Matthew Desmond Copy Share Image
Black painters have done all kinds of work. It's the treatment of forms they engage in-that's what determines the value of the… — Kerry James Marshall Copy Share Image
Black churches are very powerful forces in the African American community and always have been. Because religion has been that one place… — James H. Cone Copy Share Image
I can't compete for roles that require me to be Caucasian or African American, even if those characters really connect with me… — Mena Massoud Copy Share Image
“Awad Ibrahim, Sudanese professor of education at the University of Ottawa, described the process [of becoming Black in America] in these terms:… — H. Samy Alim Copy Share Image
Black Panther is a historic opportunity to be a part of something important and special, particularly at a time when African Americans… — Joe Robert Cole Copy Share Image
African-American voters are not nearly as enthusiastic about [Hillary] Clinton as they were about [Barack] Obama. — Mara Liasson Copy Share Image
African-American men are more likely to be killed in police incidents, stopped and searched, and sentenced to longer prison terms than white… — Hillary Clinton Copy Share Image
“Whenever a word ''nigga'' is spoken, It's always followed by the same question, Can white people say nigger ? and the correct… — Anonymous Copy Share Image