Listen to yourself, not the noise of the world. Only you know what is right for you. — Leon Brown Copy Share Image
I'm never satisfied with what I do. I always think I can do it a lot better. — Michael Jackson Copy Share Image
My father had the main barber- and beauty-supply business in the African-American community in Buffalo. — Helene D. Gayle Copy Share Image
I'm the kind of person that when I saw a lack of African Americans in the apparel business, that was something I… — Daymond John Copy Share Image
You didn't elect me to tell you what you wanted to hear. You elected me to tell you the truth. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
My father has passed away. He was African-American. My mother is white. So I was adopted by a couple that was of… — Keegan-Michael Key Copy Share Image
The symbolic value of having an African-American president has certainly eased some racial tensions in America, but they're not gone. — Naomi Wolf Copy Share Image
I will go to the NAACP convention, and explain to the African-American community why they should demand paychecks instead of food stamps. — Newt Gingrich Copy Share Image
I agreed a long time ago, I would not live at any cost. If I am moved or forced away from what… — Maya Angelou Copy Share Image
I feel like I come from a smaller off shoot of black people because I am mixed. People say I'm African American… — Maya Rudolph Copy Share Image
How many African American champions have there been over the course of WWE's history? It's something that was the elephant in the… — Kofi Kingston Copy Share Image
I have a very personal interest. I am a Miami-Dade voter. One of the issues is that my vote and so many… — Patricia Ireland Copy Share Image
I was repeatedly told that there isn't an African American woman who can open a show on Broadway. I said, 'Well, how… — Lynn Nottage Copy Share Image
African American Congressman Bobby Rush wore a hoodie on the floor of Congress to make a point this week. And they threw… — Bill Maher Copy Share Image
“What y'all ladies got to share? Hmmm, what you bitches got?" Aunt Georgia sighed and squinted at the boy. She said, "The… — Jabari Asim Copy Share Image
You take for example the environmental movement is a big deal in my district. You know, you might say, yeah, more African… — Keith Ellison Copy Share Image
Groups like the NAACP, The Anti-Defamation League, NOW and GLAAD, will respond to derisive language directed at their constituents. The price paid… — John C. McGinley Copy Share Image
The thing is, so much of the African American experience is about the redefinition of roots because of slavery. We were uprooted,… — Cheo Hodari Coker Copy Share Image
