From being a little girl in the projects, going through all of the mess that I was going through, to ending up… — Mary J. Blige Copy Share Image
We have before us the glorious opportunity to inject a new dimension of love into the veins of our civilization. — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
My mom was the first African-American woman to graduate from the University of Chicago Law School, in 1946. She had leadership roles… — John W. Rogers, Jr Copy Share Image
We are extremely proud to represent all of Radio One's stations within the Katz Radio Group. For the past five years we… — Steve Shaw Copy Share Image
Something about the fact that an African American had, given the long sad history of our country, now become President - that… — Bill Ayers Copy Share Image
People who are overweight face discrimination. African-Americans face discrimination. Women face discrimination and sexism. So I don't have the luxury of not… — Octavia Spencer Copy Share Image
“In one study, Hunter found that a lighter-skinned woman earned, on average, twenty-six hundred dollars more a year than her darker sister.… — Gabrielle Union Copy Share Image
“One day might be different from another, but there ain't much difference when they're put together. September 14, 1911: Writer and teacher… — William H. Armstrong Copy Share Image
Michigan is very racially separated and the city of Detroit itself is 84 percent African-American and the surrounding suburbs are 86 percent White. — Kwame Kilpatrick Copy Share Image
Will African-Americans break away from the pack thinking and reject immorality-- because that's the reason the family's breaking apart--alcohol, drugs, infidelity. You… — Bill O'Reilly Copy Share Image
“In Georgia, beating back a 1949 challenge from black parents to equalize the schools, Governor Herman Talmadge had already proposed a constitutional… — Carol Anderson Copy Share Image
The invention of the African American, or the Haitian or Jamaican, is a consequence of the transatlantic slave trade. — Kerry James Marshall Copy Share Image
“Spoil me differently! Spoil me with your love, honesty, and commitment. Spoil me with respect, honor, and appreciation. Spoil me with engaging… — Stephanie Lahart Copy Share Image
I do believe that there are African Americans who have thick accents. My mom has a thick accent; my relatives have thick… — Viola Davis Copy Share Image
I don't think there has been any mayor in America scrutinized that way. I don't think there has been any mayor as… — Kwame Kilpatrick Copy Share Image
I would hate to say as a non-African-American person that it would be wrong for a black person to direct white people… — Mick Jagger Copy Share Image
Boxing is a science. You don't just walk into a gym and start punching. Fighters are born with differences in physical ability,… — Eddie Futch Copy Share Image
Black History Month is a poignant time for the entire country, but particularly the African American community. — Jaime Harrison Copy Share Image
“In 1944, the G.I. Bill was adopted to support returning servicemen. The VA not only denied African Americans the mortgage subsidies to… — Richard Rothstein Copy Share Image
This is a column collection, or as one colleague called it, "history in real time," recounting my perspective on the highs and… — Julianne Malveaux Copy Share Image
I only became an actor to get your attention, to challenge the archetype of an African American male; I can't be anything… — Isaiah Washington Copy Share Image
Just to settle it once and for all: Which came first, the chicken or the egg? The egg, laid by a bird… — Neil deGrasse Tyson Copy Share Image
It's an honor to be a part of Magic Shave as their new ambassador. One of the problems that some African-American men… — Lance Gross Copy Share Image
