I think there's no question that Michael Jackson was the foremost entertainer of his generation; perhaps of all time, arguably, taking the… — Michael Eric Dyson Copy Share Image
I had a fascination with the roots of African American music. That would have been my first education in music. I had… — Hozier Copy Share Image
“I believe our education system as a whole has not integrated the histories of all people into our education system, just the… — Ronald Takaki Copy Share Image
My mom was a teacher. In the 1960s and '70s, she taught history at two largely African American public high schools in… — Brett Kavanaugh Copy Share Image
The Irish were treated horribly, even here in Boston. For example, in the late nineteenth century they were treated pretty much like… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
If you have done the best you can do and if you have gotten all you could extract from something, you have… — Maya Angelou Copy Share Image
African Americans make up about 13 percent of the U.S. population but comprise 32 percent of patients treated for kidney failure, giving… — Xavier Becerra Copy Share Image
I am an African-American in America. That will never change. But I don't have to be defined by thatWe always try to… — Robert Griffin III Copy Share Image
In many large urban areas, the majority of working age African American men now have criminal records and are thus subject to… — Michelle Alexander Copy Share Image
Coming up in the Bay Area and being African American in a city that has a history of complex issues of violent… — Ryan Coogler Copy Share Image
At the end of the day, I'm still an African-American woman in a male-dominated industry, so sometimes you have to deal with… — Karen Civil Copy Share Image
There are so many slices to the African-American experience. I mean, I have the whole ghetto pedigree. My mom was in jail,… — Salim Akil Copy Share Image
Mom came from what has been called the poorest place in America - Lake Providence, Louisiana. She was born on the south… — Dustin Lance Black Copy Share Image
I am an African-American woman of dark skin tone, and there are very specific roles that are usually given to African-American women… — LaChanze Copy Share Image
When we were covering the 2008 campaign I told my young African American colleagues that despite the historical significance of victory, Barack… — Bill Moyers Copy Share Image
“The Society for the Colonization of Free People of Color of America, better known as the American Colonization Society was a group… — Captain Hank Bracker Copy Share Image
Race is still a powerful force in this country. Any African American candidate, or any Latino candidate, or Asian candidate or woman… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
“Was love ever easy for anyone? If less complicated, would this make it less appreciated? Perhaps love was difficult for good reason.… — Roy L. Pickering Jr Copy Share Image
Part of that is ordinary African-Americans, you come out of your house and you see the conditions in your neighborhood and you… — Ta-Nehisi Coates Copy Share Image
Sen. Joe Biden, on the day of announcing his candidacy for president of the United States, called Barack Obama the first mainstream… — Jay Leno Copy Share Image
I think it's easier for African American and white comics to be praised than it is Latinos because they think our culture… — George Lopez 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
The most important thing is to be happy and true to yourself. I don't want to look back at this in 30… — Rihanna Copy Share Image
“1. Close Friend, someone who got yo back, yo "main nigga." 2. Rooted in blackness and the Black experience. From a middle-aged… — H. Sammy Alim and Geneva Smitherman Copy Share Image
Once my loved one accepted the diagnosis, healing began for the entire family, but it took too long. It took years. Can't… — Bebe Moore Campbell Copy Share Image
In Atlanta, with a large African-American population, Sosa is often considered a black man. In Miami and Los Angeles, with larger Hispanic… — Bill Dedman Copy Share Image
I am half Puerto Rican, a quarter German and a quarter black. That was always a big issue for me - being… — Naya Rivera Copy Share Image
“A survey was conducted in 1995 asking the following question: “Would you close your eyes for a second, envision a drug user,… — Michelle Alexander Copy Share Image
There clearly is a serious race problem in the country. Just take a look at what's happening to African American communities. For… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
To prevent the death of mothers across our country, we must expand research, implement researched best practices, and fiercely work to understand… — Abigail Spanberger Copy Share Image
I've got nothing against any individual American, except that there aren't any. They're always Irish-American, African-American... There's never an American-American you can… — Simon Munnery Copy Share Image
The designation is useful and necessary and sometimes limiting but it is only limiting to people who think, for example, that African-American… — Roxane Gay Copy Share Image
I'd been taught from an early age that I was in the 'other' category on the standardized tests. You know, I had… — Jordan Peele Copy Share Image
Warren Moon and Doug Williams really didn't run that much. That's the negative stereotype when it comes to African-American quarterbacks, that most… — Robert Griffin III Copy Share Image
“these instances bore none of the harrowing features of racially motivated torture, mutilation, and cruelty endemic to Euro-American lynching of African Americans.… — Helmut Walser Smith Copy Share Image
What we accomplished during World War Two is just amazing. We turned our country upside down. African Americans were demanding to be… — Margaret D. Klein 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
Some Republicans gave up on winning the African-American vote, looking the other way or trying to benefit politically from racial polarization. I… — Ken Mehlman Copy Share Image
African-Americans have always viewed the protection of black lives as a civil rights issue, whether the threat comes from police officers or… — James Forman, Jr Copy Share Image
After decades of persistent, courageous advocacy - often at risk to their own lives, livelihoods, and safety - African Americans succeeded in… — Abigail Spanberger Copy Share Image
