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“Black women are acting irresponsibly by giving birth to baby after baby out of wedlock. Most of these children are from different fathers as…

— Rev. Jesse Lee Peterson

If you are born black, it is better to be born now than in any other time in United States history. My grandson is…

— Russell Banks

Civilization, stretching up to recognize that every child is a portion of State wealth, may presently make some movement to recognize maternity as a…

— Miles Franklin

Rich kids work hard. Most black kids aren't working hard enough.

— Freeman A. Hrabowski III

“Black women are acting irresponsibly by giving birth to baby after baby out of wedlock. Most of these children are from different fathers as…

— Rev. Jesse Lee Peterson

Having a white parent undoubtedly makes for a different childhood experience than having two black parents.

— Melissa Harris-Perry

Perhaps the single most important thing for a child is to be with a loving, supportive family. And all things being equal, any child…

— John Ridley

From their resilience through the brutalities of slavery to the ongoing fight for equity, African Americans have played a critical role as the economic…

— Al N. Green

We can't treat the matter of black economic empowerment as just the redistribution of existing wealth. It really has to focus on new investment,…

— Thabo Mbeki

Blacks as a group will never be equal while they have this situation going on, where the vast majority of children do not have…

— Amy Wax

The negro cannot win the respect of the white people of the south or the peoples of the world if he is willing to…

— Martin Luther King, Jr

There are positively no mental, physical or moral attainments too lofty for the Negro to accomplish if granted a fair and equal opportunity.

— Major Taylor