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Well, I'm a daughter of the great migration as, really, the majority of African Americans that you meet in the north and… — Isabel Wilkerson Copy Share Image
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What city has given the world more in terms of American culture than New Orleans? There is none. Not New York. Not… — David Simon Copy Share Image
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I'm excited about my own network, BounceTV. It's the first African-American-owned broadcast network. It's myself, my partner Rob Hardy, and some other… — Will Packer Copy Share Image
The Great Migration can get forgotten if we don't pay attention or bear witness to it. It's part of my personal history… — Jacqueline Woodson 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
If you recall when [John] Kennedy passed an edict, 'Every person you hire in the Post Office must be African American,' the… — Rafael Cruz Copy Share Image
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My mama is African American and from Wisconsin. My baba was born in Iran. My parents have stressed the idea of creating… — Yara Shahidi Copy Share Image
Despite our founding principles and the many ways our constitution has protected individual liberties, we do, let's admit it, have a long… — Hillary Clinton Copy Share Image
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You take for example the environmental movement is a big deal in my district. You know, you might say, yeah, more African… — Keith Ellison Copy Share Image
African American Congressman Bobby Rush wore a hoodie on the floor of Congress to make a point this week. And they threw… — Bill Maher Copy Share Image
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Groups like the NAACP, The Anti-Defamation League, NOW and GLAAD, will respond to derisive language directed at their constituents. The price paid… — John C. McGinley Copy Share Image
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I am the executive director of the Black Alliance for Just Immigration, which is the country's only national immigrant rights organization for… — Opal Tometi Copy Share Image
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