In American culture at large, but especially in African American culture, it's a sign of weakness to ask for help. — Jesmyn Ward Copy Share Image
I love my own culture. I love my African-American culture very deeply, and I know it deserves to be honored. You have… — Alice Walker 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 the long, nonillustrious history of white people pilfering African American culture, have I just perpetrated that? I'm motivated by a love… — Moby Copy Share Image
I'd like to state that Spike Lee is not saying that African American culture is just for black people alone to enjoy… — Spike Lee Copy Share Image
The treatment of African and African American culture in our education was no different from their treatment in Tarzan movies. — Ishmael Reed Copy Share Image
“Organizations like the UN do a lot of good, but there are certain basic realities they never seem to grasp ...Maybe the… — Leymah Gbowee Copy Share Image
Coming up in the African-American culture, we were taught that we belonged to the universe and society was wrong in the way… — Bernice Johnson Reagon Copy Share Image
“There's a liberal story that limited opportunities, and barriers, lead to employment problems and criminal records, but then there's another story that… — Ta-Nehisi Coates Copy Share Image
The sum total of what I learned about African American culture in school was Martin Luther King Jr., Rosa Parks, and the… — Ashley Graham Copy Share Image
People ask me if I miss the States. I miss African Americans. But not the U.S. government or all the things they… — Assata Shakur Copy Share Image
