There are not many of us African American Sister Presidents, and those of us who are in this field do not have… — Johnnetta B. Cole Copy Share Image
We've come a long way, but we still have a long way to go. The fight for equality isn't over yet. — Sonya Parker Copy Share Image
“The idea that the commodification and suffering and forced labor of African Americans is what made the United States powerful and rich… — Edward E. Baptist Copy Share Image
Words have consequences, and I judge people not only by their words but what they do. And if you look at people… — Joan Walsh Anglund Copy Share Image
When your Truly ready to die ,then thats when you really become alive ! — Milliton MUNNEY Copy Share Image
When I was growing up, Brandy was TV star, reality star, a pop star, a Cover girl, Grammy winner, had her own… — Niecy Nash Copy Share Image
“More African American adults are under correctional control today - in prison or jail, on probation or parole - than were enslaved… — Michelle Alexander Copy Share Image
If you look at my collaborations, it is very much in line with all these others in the sense that it is… — Vijay Iyer Copy Share Image
“Do not bring people in your life who weigh you down. And trust your instincts ... good relationships feel good. They feel… — Michelle Obama Copy Share Image
So, the kind of precious memories about being black for my generation won't exist for my kids' and grandkids' generations unless we… — Henry Louis Gates Copy Share Image
“The core argument of this book is that African Americans were unconstitutionally denied the means and the right to integration in middle-class… — Richard Rothstein Copy Share Image
Our African American kids need to know what Black Wall Street was all about. — George Hill Copy Share Image
The number of African Americans in Silicon Valley is dismal. It's not up to one company - it's up to the entire… — Bozoma Saint John Copy Share Image
“Raz was one of those vanguard human beings of indeterminate ethnicity, the magnificent mutts that I hope we are all destined to… — Geraldine Brooks Copy Share Image
Although the circumstances of our lives may seem very disengaged, with me standing here as the First Lady of the United States… — Michelle Obama Copy Share Image
“Some of my Black sistas don’t know any better, so I’d like to give them some enlightening food-for-thought. Many of them are… — Stephanie Lahart Copy Share Image
It's really important to have life strategies and part of that is sort of knowing where you want to go so you… — Bell Hooks Copy Share Image
That happens to a lot of couples. I understand the black history in this country, and regret it, I wish it hadn't… — Rush Limbaugh Copy Share Image
People take pride in being Irish-American and Italian-American. They have a particular culture that infuses the whole culture and makes it richer… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
As an African-American male born with a couple of strikes against you because of your skin color, I think it's very, very… — Omari Hardwick Copy Share Image
“I took my solo and beat hell out of the skins. Then Spoof swiped at his mouth and let go with a… — Charles Beaumont Copy Share Image
The second thing that happened is, DNA analysis is much more sophisticated. All you have to do now is spit in a… — Henry Louis Gates Copy Share Image
In a moment when young black voters were key to the election and the reelection of a black president, when the Department… — Melissa Harris-Perry Copy Share Image
Of course in this age of colorblindness, a time when we have supposedly moved "beyond race," we as a nation would feel… — Michelle Alexander Copy Share Image
