“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
“Like I said, at Williamson I'm cool by default because I'm black. I can go out there and do a silly dance… — Angie Thomas 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 number of African Americans in my profession is woefully small; about two percent of architects in the country are black. I'd… — Philip Freelon Copy Share Image
Black History Month is an annual opportunity to recognize the central role of African Americans in our state's economic, cultural, social and… — John Bel Edwards Copy Share Image
There's no doubt that many of the mainstream white institutions tend to be cosmetic and symbolic when it comes to including African-Americans,… — Cornel West Copy Share Image
America is - and will always be - a success story. We have African Americans, Native Americans, Hispanics, and members of other… — Markwayne Mullin Copy Share Image
“Though some elements are magical Prue speaks the truth about the treatment of African Americans and veterans in this disquieting,mesmeric read.” — Michelle Anne Schingler Copy Share Image
For complicated historical and political reasons, we associate 'poor' in our public consciousness with 'black.' Terms such as 'welfare queen' and 'culture… — J. D. Vance 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 the month of his inauguration, 63 percent of African Americans held a favorable view of race relations in America. By July… — Jack Cashill Copy Share Image
We've had now eight years and there's this prideful sense among many African Americans. When you think about how elated they are… — Ed Gordon Copy Share Image
I grew up in the '50s, a tough time for African Americans. I had friends whose fathers would openly say, 'Just bite… — Gregory Hines Copy Share Image
I do know this, though: I’m done pretending that the handful of racist gay white men out there—and they’re out there, and… — Dan Savage Copy Share Image
I used to work in the cotton fields a lot when I was young. There were a lot of African Americans working… — Willie Nelson Copy Share Image
This feeling African-Americans have, this skepticism towards the police and the skepticism that the police show towards African-Americans is actually quite old.… — Ta-Nehisi Coates Copy Share Image
“There is no reason for you to try to become like white people and there is no basis whatever for their impertinent… — James Baldwin Copy Share Image
“...(I)t can be stated that the spread of the ideology connecting Africa and black people in general with the Jews has been… — Tudor Parfitt Copy Share Image
“public statements condemning segregation, sharply worded telegrams to Washington, and meetings with White House officials—were demonstrably ineffectual. New and more dramatic measures… — Stephen M. Ward Copy Share Image
“Streets like the one she lived on were no accident. They were the North’s lynch mobs, she thought bitterly; the method the… — Ann Petry Copy Share Image
“Whitepeople believed that whatever the manners, under every dark skin was a jungle. Swift unnavigable waters, swinging screaming baboons, sleeping snakes, red… — Toni Morrison Copy Share Image
“I have to think about that one for a minute. “Everybody’s pissed ’cause One-Fifteen hasn’t been charged,” I say, “but also because… — Angie Thomas Copy Share Image
“1. Declaration of Intent: Hand lifting to the sky The first step is the collective declaration of intent to reestablish Kintuadi between… — Dom Pedro V Copy Share Image
“The document that heralded our national revolution, the Declaration of Independence, was penned by Thomas Jefferson. Within that text, he did not… — Honorée Fanonne Jeffers 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
“The Tuskegee experiments are certainly a good reason for ongoing mistrust, but it is important not to overlook mistrust that is generated… — Clare Xanthos Copy Share Image
The share of Americans who say race relations are bad in this country is the highest it's been in decades, much of… — Lester Holt Copy Share Image
I have to have a seat at the table. I have to have a say on how we, as African-Americans, are produced… — Byron Allen Copy Share Image
I was able to do To Sleep with Anger, a very powerful film about African Americans, their spirituality, and the things that… — Danny Glover Copy Share Image
It did occur to me that certainly African-Americans are not underserved in picture books, but those books are almost all about specifically… — Chris Van Allsburg Copy Share Image
We decided a number of years ago we could do a better job at diversity. It was going to be one of… — Brian France Copy Share Image
The sprinkling of people of color through elite institutions in the United States, due to affirmative action policies and the limited progress… — Michelle Alexander Copy Share Image
It is my hope that as we commemorate Black History Month in the future, we will continue to celebrate the many achievements… — Eliot Engel Copy Share Image
I know there has long been a great frustration among the African Americans in Nevada over their belief that we have not… — James E. Rogers Copy Share Image
Once there are more African Americans and Asian Americans behind the scenes as producers, writers, and directors, I think more inclusive casting… — Nicole Ari Parker Copy Share Image
“White man trying to kill you slow every day, and sometimes trying to kill you fast. Why make it easy for him?… — Colson Whitehead Copy Share Image
Clearly, a large number of African-Americans don't have faith that the laws are being executed fairly in Ferguson, and that's a problem...… — Claire McCaskill Copy Share Image
“For African Americans, unfreedom is the historical norm. Enslavement lasted for nearly 250 years. The 150 years that followed have encompassed debt… — Ta-Nehisi Coates Copy Share Image
We have a long, ugly history of white supremacy in this country, ranging from Jim Crow laws to keep African Americans down… — Max Boot Copy Share Image
It's so weird to turn on a switch and be the role model for all women, for all African-Americans. That doesn't happen… — Gabourey Sidibe Copy Share Image
