Well, certainly one of the ironies of the success of affirmative action is that the middle class within the black community no… — Henry Louis Gates Copy Share Image
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The black community now in many ways divided itself the way the larger white community divides itself, over class issues. And that… — Ed Smith Copy Share Image
This will play right into Obama's hands. He's humanitarian, compassionate. They'll use this to burnish their, shall we say, 'credibility' with the… — Rush Limbaugh Copy Share Image
African-Americans are not a monolithic group. So, we tend to talk about the black community, the black culture, the African-American television viewing… — Malcolm-Jamal Warner Copy Share Image
The breakdown of the black community, in order to maintain slavery, began with the breakdown of the black family. Men and women… — Kerry Washington Copy Share Image
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I'm this generic, ambiguous scapegoat for white people to call me a race traitor and take out their hostility on. And I'm… — Rachel Dolezal Copy Share Image
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