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Black bears, though, are not fearsome. I encountered one on the road to my house in Vermont, alone at night. I picked… — Edward Hoagland Copy Share Image
That's the way blacks have been encouraged to think: that we got to stick together. You've got a situation today where if… — J. C. Watts Copy Share Image
For black America needs a politics whose first mission isn't the reinforcement of the idea of black America; and a discourse of… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
If the churches don't move, much of the community won't move. We've got a situation in which a black church is still… — Cornel West Copy Share Image
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'The Stooges' used to be ubiquitous, back in the '60s and '70s. They were on TV all the time, but they're not… — Chris Diamantopoulos Copy Share Image
Engineers working in the 'black world' of classified military projects are often referred to in military circles as 'black hats.' There are… — Trevor Paglen Copy Share Image
Three strikes' laws make no sense as policy. They are more about the politicians responding to the people's desire to see their… — Glenn Loury Copy Share Image
The fact is in a city like Chicago, for example, unemployment in the black community is around 20 percent for adults, 35… — Jesse Jackson Copy Share Image
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Burns from dropped matches, Ms. Lane? Matches one might have dropped while flirting with a pernicious Fae, Ms. Lane? Have you any… — Karen Marie Moning Copy Share Image
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I'd spent way more years worrying about how to look like a poet -- buying black clothes, smearing on scarlet lipstick, languidly… — Mary Karr Copy Share Image
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From the cab stepped a tall old man. Black raincoat and hat and a battered valise. He paid the driver, then turned… — William Peter Blatty Copy Share Image
... because he was going to marry her. “It is customary to ask,” she now said as she turned to watch him… — Nalini Singh Copy Share Image
You know, growing up, I lived in a neighborhood in Long Island where there was basically one black family. And I remember… — Lorraine Bracco Copy Share Image
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Seems," madam? Nay, it is; I know not "seems." 'Tis not alone my inky cloak, good mother, Nor customary suits of solemn… — William Shakespeare Copy Share Image
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If I talk to black students on campus, they're not sympathetic to the people who are not sympathetic with [Black Lives Matter… — Victor Davis Hanson Copy Share Image
Generally, it's not good to be engaged directly with the political system unless you are qualified. It's a very depressing business, the… — Thom Yorke Copy Share Image
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I pay homage and respect to Bobby Womack [for Black History Month] knowing that he passed last year... Him being one of… — Big K.R.I.T Copy Share Image
I think it's easier, I really do, because of not having that similar history, so that's why I think two-thirds of these… — Michael Emerson Copy Share Image
I'm really disturbed about the gay marriage thing. Because I think gay people should get married, cause it's their own business ...… — Charles Barkley Copy Share Image
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