I believe in destiny. But I also believe that you can’t just sit back and let destiny happen. A lot of times,… — Spike Lee Copy Share Image
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It's important for women to understand that it's bad enough that we don't make dollar-for-dollar what men do, but when you distill… — Nina Turner Copy Share Image
“I feel sorry for you, Detective Esteban. Because I'm all out of patience, and you're all out of time. I'm sure we'll… — H.L. Sudler Copy Share Image
“Why is it deemed justifiable and appropriate for cops/police officers to kill other cops (friendly–fire) and citizens? Why do cops kill? Are… — Obiora Embry Copy Share Image
For people of color - especially African Americans - the idea that racist cops might frame members of their community is no… — Tim Wise Copy Share Image
The ability to be the first African-American painter to paint the first African-American president of the United States is absolutely overwhelming. It… — Kehinde Wiley Copy Share Image
Police departments, since the start of the history of this country, have been used to enforce unconstitutional laws that were designed to… — Lori Lightfoot Copy Share Image
'Traveling While Black' is about empathy, what African Americans experience in traveling throughout America, and how it hasn't changed that much from… — Roger Ross Williams Copy Share Image
People that are the same colour as me say, 'You give me inspiration,' like there could be people like them onscreen. That's… — Caleb McLaughlin Copy Share Image
As CNN saw our growth in African-American viewership, they affirmed a fundamental truth of news coverage - people will watch you if… — Soledad O'Brien Copy Share Image
I've just got a real thirst for knowledge now, especially seeing how the world is, seeing how the disparity is with African… — Rodney Hood Copy Share Image
But one of the things I have learned during the time I have spent in the United States is an old African… — Marcus Samuelsson Copy Share Image
Words can't even describe how much Olympic medals means to me, because of all the hard work, sacrifice and effort I put… — Gabby Douglas Copy Share Image
“The cost savings weren’t what did the trick, though. Treatment has always been more effective and cheaper than prison for true drug… — Sam Quinones Copy Share Image
Our inner cities are almost at an all-time low, run by the Democrats for sometimes more than a hundred years, chain unbroken.… — Donald Trump Copy Share Image
I think there's a lot of things that occur within the African-American community, that we would prefer to stay within the African-American… — Gabrielle Union Copy Share Image
I don't think there is such a definition of a perfect family, but I do think that our marriages are in crisis.… — Leah Ward Sears Copy Share Image
(Harry Reid) was wowed by Obama's oratorical gifts and believed that the country was ready to embrace a black presidential candidate, especially… — Harry Reid Copy Share Image
[Hillary] Clinton was able to assemble a winning Democratic coalition out here, beating Sanders among African-Americans, women, among women, and voters from… — Chris Matthews Copy Share Image
“Perhaps after a serious discussion and debate - the kind that HR 40 proposes - we may find that the country can… — Ta-Nehisi Coates Copy Share Image
African Americans, in particular, saw their cumulative wealth crash. They used to have 10 cents on the dollar of the average white… — Jill Stein Copy Share Image
To make an absolutely gross generalization, I think a lot of people feel like if you're mixed, more often than not you're… — Keegan-Michael Key Copy Share Image
Identity is very personal...identity is political. My identity is what is and it is what it's gonna be. And I don't think… — Jamilah Lemieux Copy Share Image
A very hurting thing for Black Americans - to feel that we can't love our enemies. People forget what a great tradition… — Bell Hooks Copy Share Image
First we have to recognize that the cause of poverty is both structural and behavioral. And the first thing about the behavior… — Henry Louis Gates 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
“When the norms associated with race take on a static and determining quality, they can be very difficult to undermine. Students who… — Pedro A. Noguera 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
I wasn't aware of Ku Klux Klan as I was aware of the widespread assumption that African-Americans were dumber than white people.… — Kurt Vonnegut Copy Share Image
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“new studies increasingly emphasized that for women, African Americans, and other workers excluded from the early labor movement, Christianity was often the… — Heath W Carter Copy Share Image
When NASCAR drivers blast one another with their cars out of anger it isn't symptomatic of what's wrong with white people. So… — Jemele Hill Copy Share Image
“NOTE: The character of Aoleon is deaf. This conversation takes place in the book via sign language... “Feeling a certain kind of… — S.H. Robinson Copy Share Image
African Americans are not going to be fooled by any group supported by industrial polluters. They know climate change is real and… — Martin Luther King III Copy Share Image
“Any notion that drug use among blacks is more severe or dangerous is belied by the data; white youth have about three… — Michelle Alexander Copy Share Image
The entering class I joined in 1956 included just nine women, up from five in the then second-year class, and only one… — Ruth Bader Ginsburg Copy Share Image
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America has been very open to immigrants in terms of laws, getting loans - it has been helping immigrants more than it's… — Marcus Samuelsson Copy Share Image
It's undeniable there's been remarkable progress for African-Americans in this country. They've been elected senators and governors and running major corporations. But… — Dana Bash Copy Share Image
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