Indians were here first - it's about time. We're way behind the African Americans and Hispanic Americans in getting politically involved, but… — Ben Nighthorse Campbell Copy Share Image
From blood banking to the modern subway, from jazz to social justice, the contributions of African Americans have shaped and molded and… — Bill Frist Copy Share Image
What happens is sometimes these congregations will still have the white style of worship, even though they're mixed, because folks are willing… — Michael Emerson Copy Share Image
Everything African-Americans - every freedom they have obtained - came from Republicans, not Democrats. All the way back to the Emancipation Proclamation,… — Rafael Cruz Copy Share Image
I think that America could not become America until it dealt with the disenfranchisement of women and African Americans in the last… — Van Jones 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
“The challenge is more difficult because low-income African Americans today confront not only segregation but also the income stagnation and blocked mobility… — Richard Rothstein Copy Share Image
African Americans are not going to be fooled by any group supported by industrial polluters. They know climate change is real and… — Martin Luther King III Copy Share Image
Let's say hypothetically, knowing what we know now about public policy, that we could close the education gap so that it was… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Today it is perfectly legal to discriminate against criminals in nearly all the ways that it was once legal to discriminate against… — Michelle Alexander Copy Share Image
“For African Americans, war commenced not in 1861, but in 1661, when the Virginia Colony began passing America's first black codes, the… — Ta-Nehisi Coates Copy Share Image
Affirmative action was designed to recognize the uniquely difficult journey of African-Americans. This policy was justifiable and understandable, even to those who… — Jim Webb Copy Share Image
African Americans are doing a lot already, but I think we have an opportunity right now to change politics in a way… — David Beckmann Copy Share Image
“At the time, the Federal Housing Administration and Veterans Administration not only refused to insure mortgages for African Americans in designated white… — Richard Rothstein Copy Share Image
I realize there is a paucity of African-Americans in my position. Everywhere I go, people say, 'Don't mess this up. Don't forget… — Stephen A. Smith Copy Share Image
We forget the conditions - not only in slavery - but after slavery, when there was this purposeful locking out of African… — Ben H. Winters Copy Share Image
America has been very open to immigrants in terms of laws, getting loans - it has been helping immigrants more than it's… — Marcus Samuelsson Copy Share Image
It's undeniable there's been remarkable progress for African-Americans in this country. They've been elected senators and governors and running major corporations. But… — Dana Bash Copy Share Image
We need to hire more black police officers in this country because these are good jobs, and African Americans should have their… — James Forman, Jr Copy Share Image
A very hurting thing for Black Americans - to feel that we can't love our enemies. People forget what a great tradition… — Bell Hooks Copy Share Image
After the Civil War, Black Mississippians had economic power, voting rights, and citizenship. They used their majority to elect African-Americans to office… — Mike Espy Copy Share Image
I think what happened during the Great Depression was that African Americans understood that Republicans championed citizenship and voting rights but they… — Rand Paul Copy Share Image
Like any group that has endured much, African Americans have created a strong and mutually reinforcing sense of group identity. That's not… — J. C. Watts Copy Share Image
It is extremely rough to follow through with my goals, but I felt a responsibility to show the world what the African… — Ida B. Wells Copy Share Image
The funny thing about cinema is, usually when they do a story that has African Americans in it, there always has to… — Jim Brown Copy Share Image
I stay connected in my head. I'm spiritually and psychologically connected to African-Americans. They are my people, and that will never change. — Assata Shakur Copy Share Image
American high school culture was impenetrable to me, and very cliquey: you had the Hispanics, the African Americans, the surfer guys and… — Khaled Hosseini Copy Share Image
You know, being an 'other' in this world, you're walking around in a horror movie at all times, you're always on edge… — Misha Green Copy Share Image
“We have created a caste system in this country, with African Americans kept exploited and geographically separate by racially explicit government policies.… — Richard Rothstein Copy Share Image
The contributions of African Americans, Native Americans, and immigrants throughout our nation's history are undeniable, but the tendency to overlook their gallant… — Tammy Duckworth Copy Share Image
During the days of segregation, there was not a place of higher learning for African Americans. They were simply not welcome in… — Michael N. Castle Copy Share Image
“The primary reason that U.S. infant mortality is so high compared to other countries is that African Americans suffer a staggering rate.… — Laura Briggs Copy Share Image
I know I'm more forgiving than most African Americans when it comes to second chances for White people who not only commit… — Jonathan Capehart Copy Share Image
People have been killing because of racial differences since the time of Adam and Eve, but in this country racism has been… — Bob Cousy Copy Share Image
For people of color - especially African Americans - the idea that racist cops might frame members of their community is no… — Tim Wise Copy Share Image
'Traveling While Black' is about empathy, what African Americans experience in traveling throughout America, and how it hasn't changed that much from… — Roger Ross Williams Copy Share Image
Police departments, since the start of the history of this country, have been used to enforce unconstitutional laws that were designed to… — Lori Lightfoot Copy Share Image
“I understand now that the only time black people don't feel guilty is when we've actually done something wrong, because that relieves… — Paul Beatty Copy Share Image
“Alabama in 1927 alone, 27,701 men were arrested on misdemeanor charges and offered for sale by county sheriffs. In Blackmon’s estimation, “roughly… — Ian Haney López Copy Share Image
From their resilience through the brutalities of slavery to the ongoing fight for equity, African Americans have played a critical role as… — Al N. Green Copy Share Image
