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Johnson Publishing has been built on filling a need for African-Americans. This is what's happening with E Style. There was nothing that… — Linda Johnson Rice Copy Share Image
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In Palm Beach, Florida, tough community, a brilliant community, a wealthy community, probably the wealthiest community there is in the world, I… — Donald Trump Copy Share Image
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This was the first Memorial Day [Monday, May 1st, 1865]. African Americans invented Memorial Day in Charleston, South Carolina. What you have… — David W. Blight Copy Share Image
But, as potentially the first African American first lady, I was also the focus of another set of questions and speculations; conversations… — Michelle Obama Copy Share Image
My particular lifetime, my individual profile, represents something very basic to African-American history and culture because I was a second generation immigrant,… — John Edgar Wideman Copy Share Image
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I know some African-Americans, they happen to be conservative, they're successful. They, of course, have raised their kids, and kids can't escape… — Rush Limbaugh Copy Share Image
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The large ensemble cast and the fact that it was being shot in New York, combined with a lot of strong positive… — Taye Diggs Copy Share Image
In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, we did create Color of Change, an organization which focused on African-Americans in particular, because we… — Van Jones Copy Share Image
There's only one thing different about Barack Obama when it comes to being a Democratic presidential candidate. He's half African-American. Whether that… — Ralph Nader Copy Share Image
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