In the early 1970s in Atlanta, I attended what had formerly been an all-white school but had become a black school after… — Natasha Trethewey Copy Share Image
The fact is, yes, statistically, African Americans and Latinos are getting hit harder, but it's something that we can have real solidarity… — Keith Ellison Copy Share Image
My father marched in Selma. My father was there in Alabama. That's where I was born. My birth certificate says 'colored.' It… — Orlando Jones Copy Share Image
With domestic adoption, you get a form, you fill it out, and there are these boxes: African-American, African-American and Hispanic, and you… — Jennifer Gilmore Copy Share Image
Recent events in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina have reaffirmed for me, however, the complete folly of any Republican strategy to increase… — Ward Connerly Copy Share Image
Mrs. James, my fifth-grade teacher, introduced us to some of the great literature of African American culture. I won my first blue… — Michael Eric Dyson Copy Share Image
In 1940, Hattie McDaniel became the first African American to be nominated for and to win an Oscar. It was a step… — Jonathan Capehart Copy Share Image
The fact that there aren't an abundance of African-American males that are getting lead roles [and] that are getting roles that have… — Michael B. Jordan Copy Share Image
There are so many families who do not come up in a traditional household. African Americans, Latins, and, I'm sure, whites as… — Salim Akil Copy Share Image
I do think, however, that there's a very diverse point of view in the African-American community. There's a lot of different voices… — J. C. Watts Copy Share Image
You don't have to be African American to really enjoy 'Frisky Business'. But as far as being black, a lot of people… — Jessica Williams Copy Share Image
All the struggles that were fought for here in the United States for African Americans, you now enjoy the privileges of. You… — Danai Gurira Copy Share Image
“I write my resolution in black Sharpie marker on top of a background made out of cut-up scriptures, words from newspaper headlines,… — Renée Watson Copy Share Image
“Look for all of the possible missteps in the following scenario. My friend Amy arrived at a consultation with her Hispanic business… — Susan C. Young Copy Share Image
Ultimately, the main reason that you want more women in the sciences is the same reason you want more gay men in… — Cara Santa Maria Copy Share Image
The whites were really brutishly ignorant, blitheringly, so they killed people sometimes - just came into the African-American community and maimed people… — Maya Angelou Copy Share Image
I guess probably in my time in politics, it continued to be affirmed to me that the African-American community, despite being subscription… — J. C. Watts Copy Share Image
We need somebody who's got the heart, the empathy, to recognize what it's like to be a young teenage mom, the empathy… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
“During his first year in office, Congress did just that, passing legislation that changed the formulas governing eligibility and payouts for certain… — James Forman Jr Copy Share Image
What we forget is that African Americans made the largest contribution to America, economically, before the Civil War of any sector of… — Andrew Young Copy Share Image
In terms of addressing some of the most impacted communities and historically excluded communities - often of color, often low income -… — Bryant Terry Copy Share Image
“There is a strange emptiness to life without myths. I am African American — by which I mean, a descendant of slaves,… — N.K. Jemisin Copy Share Image
The separate water foundations, park benches, bathrooms and restaurants of the Jim Crow South startled me. These experiences motivated my lifelong study… — James Heckman Copy Share Image
“It is because of religious dogma, (black health care professional Thelma) Delgado says, that young African Americans believe "God will make a… — Sikivu Hutchinson in Moral Combat Black Atheists Gender Politics and the Values Wars Copy Share Image
There's no question that O.J. Simpson had been a substitute white man in America. He had gained honorary white status. He was… — Michael Eric Dyson Copy Share Image
The numbers in Ohio as well as the rest of the nation make it clear that the African-American communities have been targeted… — Mark Crutcher Copy Share Image
And different traditions stress different - so then there's that. I talked to an African American who says before she goes into… — Michael Emerson Copy Share Image
People can tell if you don't like 'em. African Americans can tell we're not welcome in the Republican Party no matter how… — Van Jones Copy Share Image
Typically, during recessionary times, particular groups suffer higher rates of unemployment -African Americans, and Latinos, and in some cases other minority groups.… — Hilda Solis Copy Share Image
“I understand we all have our differences. But while learning about history I've read about white people coming together, Jews coming together,… — Jonathan Anthony Burkett Copy Share Image
“Throughout my life as I’ve sought to become a published writer of speculative fiction, my strongest detractors and discouragers have been other… — N.K. Jemisin Copy Share Image
When I saw Fannie Lou Hamer speech I said, "Well, how did this Democratic Party that Miss Hamer is talking about, become… — Leah D. Daughtry Copy Share Image
Senator Sessions has opposed protections for LGBT individuals. He's spoken out against Freedom Corps' marriage equality decision. He opposed the repeal of… — Patrick Leahy Copy Share Image
I was filled with rage. These same people who accuse Planned Parenthood of ‘targeting’ African-American children, they care about you only while… — Gwen Moore Copy Share Image
I suggest that Black feminist thought consists of specialised knowledge created by African-American women which clarifies a standpoint of and for Black… — Patricia Hill Collins Copy Share Image
In Sumter and other counties [in South Carolina] the whites are resorting to intimidation and violence to prevent the colored people from… — Rutherford B. Hayes Copy Share Image
The [Hillary] Clinton campaign's recent travel schedule shows how seriously it takes this problem. She and her surrogates have held rallies in… — Mara Liasson Copy Share Image
My sister is a good story of resiliency. She had a full ride at UC Davis, but she left school to go… — Chili Davis Copy Share Image
“Far too often, historians treat African Americans as if white segregationists had succeeded, as if blacks lived in their own separate world,… — Shane White Copy Share Image
It is a cultural tradition that makes New Orleans what it is. It also represents the roots of American music and an… — Bill Taylor Copy Share Image
![“The fact that there aren't an abundance of African-American males that are getting lead roles [and] that are getting roles that have prominence on the big screen. [It's] the same thing from behind the camera; maybe even worse. Coming up, when you're black and you want to direct somebody says, "Oh…” quote by Michael B. Jordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/ed1/michael-b-jordan-3540_abundance_the-fact-that-there-aren-t-an-abundance_2326430.jpg)
![“In Sumter and other counties [in South Carolina] the whites are resorting to intimidation and violence to prevent the colored people from organizing for the elections. The division there is still on the color line. Substantially all the whites are Democrats and all the colored people are…” quote by Rutherford B. Hayes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/6ec/rutherford-b-hayes-3486_african-american_in-sumter-and-other-counties-in-south-ca_3197370.jpg)
![“The [Hillary] Clinton campaign's recent travel schedule shows how seriously it takes this problem. She and her surrogates have held rallies in cities like Philadelphia, Detroit and Cleveland, trying to boost turnout among African-Americans.” quote by Mara Liasson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/c4a/mara-liasson-8465_african-american_the-hillary-clinton-campaign-s-recent-tr_1202400.jpg)
