African american Quotes · Page 34

During the campaign [Donald Trump] talked about reaching out to African- American voters in particular. He talked about inner cities in a…

— Anderson Cooper

We had two African American writers [Eric Monte and Michael Evans] on the show ['Good Times'] that knew Cabrini Green inside and…

— Norman Lear

“invidious is the fact that those ideas about African Americans are unfair and socially debilitating. Some”

— John Corvino

“Simply because one is Black or Latino or lesbian or gay or whatever does not guarantee the person’s fidelity to a body…

— Manning Marable

It is my hope that as we commemorate Black History Month in the future, we will continue to celebrate the many achievements…

— Eliot Engel

I think there are white alumni out there who wouldn't mind having an African American president of their school, but would be…

— Frank Deford

“Fresno Bulldogs: This gang is one of the few California Hispanic gangs not to claim allegiance to the Surenos or Nortenos. Latin…

— Steven Briggs

Everybody knows - but no one wants to say - that the Democratic Party has become the party of special interest bigots…

— David Horowitz

“We have created a caste system in this country, with African Americans kept exploited and geographically separate by racially explicit government policies.…

— Richard Rothstein

“In 1960, never-married mothers accounted for fewer than 5 percent of the children of single mothers; by 2006, they accounted for 43…

— Karl Alexander

Let's also say that the Justice Department and the courts are making sure, as I've said in a speech before, that when…

— Barack Obama

I dance not to entertain but to help people better understand each other. Because through dance I have experienced the wordless joy…

— Pearl Primus

“Human Rights Watch reported in 2000 that, in seven states, African Americans constitute 80 to 90 percent of all drug offenders sent…

— Michelle Alexander

Black people are dying in this country because we have a criminal justice system which is out of control, a system in…

— Bernie Sanders

We talk about freedoms for African-Americans but unless you have more than one option politically, how free are you?

— Lynn Swann

Making African American films are hard in Hollywood. We need to rely on a support network and bring more cohesion to different…

— Paula Patton

“Just as African Americans had learned that they did not have enough strength to make good the promises of emancipation, working people…

— Howard Zinn

There should be no surprise that forgotten America, no matter their ethnicity, because we see that Mr. Trump was able to get…

— Nina Turner

Black literature is taught as sociology, as tolerance, not as a serious, rigorous art form.

— Toni Morrison

Don't bring negative to my door.

— Maya Angelou

[People] have no jobs, they have horrible education, they have no safety or security, and I say to the African-American community, what…

— Donald Trump

The president is not doing well with African Americans. His popularity rating - his approval rating - with blacks: two percent. Two…

— Bill Maher

All the struggles that were fought for here in the United States for African Americans, you now enjoy the privileges of. You…

— Danai Gurira

Until African-Americans and Hispanics can get serious, not just about area studies, which are important, but also about science and technology, they're…

— Juan Enriquez

It is fitting that the Government of the United States should assume the obligation of the establishment and maintenance of a first-class…

— William Howard Taft