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I'm not against knowing the history of white people in the U.S. - that's not the point. The point is that there's… — Luis J. Rodriguez Copy Share Image
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Many think, because your skins are tinged with a sable hue, that you are an inferior race of beings; but God does… — Maria W. Stewart Copy Share Image
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When you're dealing with African Americans, family is everything. Because we spend so much time talking about how one treats one's family.… — Cheo Hodari Coker 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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We accepted education as the means to rise above the limitations that a prejudiced society endeavored to place upon us. — Evelyn Boyd Granville Copy Share Image
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I realized that with African American people, where we've been blocked from being all that God meant for us to be, I… — Elijah Cummings Copy Share Image
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Finding and creating your life's work, even if it is entirely different from what you have done most of your life, will… — Dennis Kimbro Copy Share Image
Listen to yourself, not the noise of the world. Only you know what is right for you. — Leon Brown Copy Share Image
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