The boundless capacity of the African American spirit in this country to say Hallelujah anyhow, to use our joy as a weapon,… — Van Jones Copy Share Image
In the beginning of the 19th century, maybe forty percent of women and fifty percent of men could produce a signature, which… — Robert Hass Copy Share Image
For Black people, we're one of the only groups of people that for some reason to express love of yourself, in some… — Wynton Marsalis Copy Share Image
I'm looking at the head of the household, and the house hasn't been run properly for a long time, ... Clinton was… — Jill Scott Copy Share Image
Racial discrimination, South Africa's economic power, its oppression and exploitation of all the black peoples, are part and parcel of the same… — Oliver Tambo Copy Share Image
It's so important to create roles and characters and projects that feature black people in a way that's not specifically targeted toward… — Amandla Stenberg Copy Share Image
In 1990, when we started the Black Community Crusade for Children, we were always talking about all children, but we paid particular… — Marian Wright Edelman Copy Share Image
“Knowing that there was such a thing as outdoors bred in us a hunger for property, for ownership. The firm possession of… — Toni Morrison Copy Share Image
I sort of feel like that's the most revolutionary thing we can do with our narrative for me as Black people is… — Viola Davis Copy Share Image
People say that it was degrading for an Olympic champion to run against a horse, but what was I supposed to do?… — Jesse Owens Copy Share Image
“King Kong was stunningly original for showing images of racist ideas—without ever saying a word about Black people,” — Ibram X. Kendi Copy Share Image
Never in life do you hear about a large group of black people getting killed altogether. 'Cuz we run. Nigga, we run… — Cedric The Entertainer Copy Share Image
Our problem is that we don't have enough people in America, including black people, who are progressive and willing to sacrifice their… — Cornel West Copy Share Image
It had long been true, and prisoners knew this better than anyone, that the poorer you were the more likely you were… — Howard Zinn Copy Share Image
When we go in this Store, Don't ask for SHIT, don't look at SHIT & don't touch SHIT! — Deon Crockett Copy Share Image
You hear blacks are good in sports and good singers. But you don't hear about black lawyers or black politicians. I learned… — Rob Pilatus Copy Share Image
I just want to shed light, illuminate and turn the spotlight over to all of the black people who have been being… — Kelela Copy Share Image
There's no place like New York to engage so many wonderful people who care about black people. — Khalil Gibran Muhammad Copy Share Image
As much as I think it is necessary and desirable for white people to have an expanded view of the black American… — Margot Lee Shetterly Copy Share Image
It's a great day in America when white people, black people and Latinos can all come together and pick on another minority. — George Lopez Copy Share Image
All disco singers are non-professionals who can't do live shows. It loses what black people have created. — Wilson Pickett Copy Share Image
Black Lives Matter is one iteration of a much larger struggle to fight for black people's freedom. — Patrisse Cullors Copy Share Image
“But some people don’t want to believe that, because if varying degrees of blackness become normalized, then that means society has to… — Phoebe Robinson Copy Share Image
