The president is not doing well with African Americans. His popularity rating - his approval rating - with blacks: two percent. Two… — Bill Maher Copy Share Image
All the struggles that were fought for here in the United States for African Americans, you now enjoy the privileges of. You… — Danai Gurira Copy Share Image
“The next speaker, Dr. Joseph Bonds, a little rat-faced Negro with protruding teeth stained by countless plugs of chewing tobacco and wearing… — George S. Schuyler Copy Share Image
“just then a little black ant struggles by alone, alone. And in that moment, I want us to give ourselves over to… — Michael Kleber-Diggs Copy Share Image
“A survey was conducted in 1995 asking the following question: “Would you close your eyes for a second, envision a drug user,… — Michelle Alexander Copy Share Image
“The women work because the white folks give them jobs—washing dishes and clothes and floors and windows. The women work because for… — Ann Petry Copy Share Image
“Far too often, historians treat African Americans as if white segregationists had succeeded, as if blacks lived in their own separate world,… — Shane White Copy Share Image
“Some people cannot afford to believe that this country isn’t that bad, that as Hillary Clinton said, “America is great because America… — Yaa Gyasi Copy Share Image
To me, Harlem is one of the most important places on the earth, particularly when it comes to talking about African Americans. — Cheo Hodari Coker Copy Share Image
“In Ugandan society a girl who had reached puberty was eligible for a family-arranged marriage. The groom would bring wealth to the… — Nick Hahn Copy Share Image
“until the last quarter of the twentieth century, racially explicit policies of federal, state, and local governments defined where whites and African… — Richard Rothstein Copy Share Image
In the industry, artists of of color struggle the most. Caucasian artists have really solidified themselves in the industry, and with African… — Mena Massoud Copy Share Image
Many, many people of the Revolutionary generation, the generation that fought in the Revolutionary War, understood that slavery was somehow in contradiction… — Ta-Nehisi Coates Copy Share Image
“The truth is, white rage has undermined democracy, warped the Constitution, weakened the nation’s ability to compete economically, squandered billions of dollars… — Carol Anderson Copy Share Image
Not that long ago - in my parents' lives, in fact - actors in minstrel shows wore blackface to mimic and mock… — Wayne Messam Copy Share Image
I think Dr. King would be pleased to see the number of elected officials of color - African Americans, Latinos, Asian Americans,… — John Lewis Copy Share Image
“The idea that the commodification and suffering and forced labor of African Americans is what made the United States powerful and rich… — Edward E. Baptist Copy Share Image
“The core argument of this book is that African Americans were unconstitutionally denied the means and the right to integration in middle-class… — Richard Rothstein Copy Share Image
The number of African Americans in Silicon Valley is dismal. It's not up to one company - it's up to the entire… — Bozoma Saint John Copy Share Image
It's really important to have life strategies and part of that is sort of knowing where you want to go so you… — Bell Hooks Copy Share Image
I was very fortunate to be able to represent an icon to many African Americans. — Usher Copy Share Image
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
“When's the election?" "Next Tuesday. Y'all niggers going to vote for me?" A slender snaggle-toothed boy waved his hand in front of… — Paul Beatty Copy Share Image
I wouldn't be surprised to see a lot of guns going off, you know, guns held by white men acting as vigilantes,… — Allan Nairn Copy Share Image
Unlike [Woodrow] Wilson, Louis Brandeis did not support the segregation of the federal government. He was personally courteous to African Americans. He… — Jeffrey Rosen Copy Share Image
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