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
“African-Americans are just as likely to harbor racist attitudes as white people.” — Ben Carson Copy Share Image
There were many African Americans - many, many stories similar to my story. — Claudette Colvin Copy Share Image
“invidious is the fact that those ideas about African Americans are unfair and socially debilitating. Some” — John Corvino Copy Share Image
“It's just too easy for a gay black man to drown amid the names of dead black gay men.” — Saeed Jones Copy Share Image
The challenges African-Americans are facing today are rooted in the system of slavery. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“That's the hate they're giving us, baby, a system designed against us. That's Thug Life.” — Angie Thomas Copy Share Image
They say African Americans. I say black people. I've only been to Africa once. I've been in America all my life! — Herman Cain Copy Share Image
I think young people don't really know that much about the Civil Rights Movement and about the history of African Americans in… — Don Lemon Copy Share Image
Eight generations of African-Americans are still waiting to achieve their rights - compensation and restitution for the hundreds of years during which… — Cynthia McKinney Copy Share Image
As long as white people put people of color, African Americans and Latinos, in the same dispensable bag, and look at our… — Claudette Colvin Copy Share Image
Just knowing the history of WWE, I know there haven't been a lot of African Americans that have come through and been… — Naomi Copy Share Image
I think you will find that a lot of young African-Americans are really searching for, 'Who am I?' and 'Where did I… — Linda Johnson Rice Copy Share Image
“Programmed in self-hatred, many of us shadow-box the light of day away and chase everything meaningless the night through until we perish… — D. Allen Miller Copy Share Image
“I had seen a photograph of Emmett Till's body just after it was pulled from the river. I had seen photographs of… — Alice Walker Copy Share Image
African-Americans want to be safe in their community, like any other nationality that lives in America. They don't want to be robbed.… — Ras Baraka Copy Share Image
One of the ongoing crises in America is institutional racism. We have a very broken criminal justice system. We live in a… — Bernie Sanders Copy Share Image
My sister is a good story of resiliency. She had a full ride at UC Davis, but she left school to go… — Chili Davis 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
Women and LBGT people have the advantage that they are everybody's son, daughter, cousin, nephew, aunt, uncle. They are in a position… — Linda Hirshman Copy Share Image
Ultimately, the main reason that you want more women in the sciences is the same reason you want more gay men in… — Cara Santa Maria Copy Share Image
“It is because of religious dogma, (black health care professional Thelma) Delgado says, that young African Americans believe "God will make a… — Sikivu Hutchinson in Moral Combat Black Atheists Gender Politics and the Values Wars Copy Share Image
“During his first year in office, Congress did just that, passing legislation that changed the formulas governing eligibility and payouts for certain… — James Forman Jr Copy Share Image
The average person on welfare can't afford fresh fruits and vegetables. But in my recipe, you're allowed to use vegetables out of… — Coolio Copy Share Image
“Mrs. Clinton, speaking to a black church audience on Martin Luther King Day last year, did describe President George W. Bush as… — Christopher Hitchens Copy Share Image
“The state of Mississippi eventually moved from hiring convict labor to organizing its own convict labor camp, known as Parchman Farm. It… — Michelle Alexander Copy Share Image
“Well, of course," Camilo said, and grinned back at JohnRolandJoseph and his long line of bought and paid for ancestors, as friendly… — Ann Petry Copy Share Image
“The temptation is to insist that black men 'choose' to be criminals; the system does not make them criminals, at least not… — Michelle Alexander Copy Share Image
“Jimmy said, "We survived slavery. Think about that. Not because we were strong. The American Indians were strong, and they were on… — Maya Angelou Copy Share Image
“The irony of Barack Obama is this: He has become the most successful black politician in American history by avoiding the radioactive… — Ta-Nehisi Coates Copy Share Image
“Understanding Metro's history may illuminate today's debates. To conservatives who decry Metro's expense--around $10 billion in nominal dollars--this book serves as a… — Zachary M. Schrag Copy Share Image
“The things white folks put people through--my god, cruel in ways I just can't even reconcile. Should be ashamed for a thousand… — Cebo Campbell Copy Share Image
What the Nazis did to the Jews in Europe, plantation owners and law enforcement [officers] were doing to the African-Americans. — Morris Dees Copy Share Image
Sports and entertainment have always been windows of opportunity for African Americans, when other doors were closed. — Lynn Swann Copy Share Image
African-Americans have rarely been the beneficiaries of Presidential rhetorical excess. — Julianne Malveaux Copy Share Image
“& lord knows I have been called by what I look like more than I have been called by what I actually am” — Hanif Abdurraqib Copy Share Image
From politics and business to music and food to culture, African-Americans have helped to shape our state's colourful past and its future. — Mary Landrieu Copy Share Image
The contributions of influential African Americans have frequently been ignored, underrepresented, and even silenced. — Ralph Northam Copy Share Image
African-Americans and black immigrants share a resilience and a determination for a better life. — Opal Tometi Copy Share Image
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