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“Although there was always generosity in the Negro neighborhood, it was indulged on pain of sacrifice. Whatever was given by Black people to other…

— Maya Angelou

We can see that the complexity we witness inside the African-American community today has always been there. Black people were just as noble and…

— Henry Louis Gates

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

One out of every eight prisoners in the world is an African American. We are warehousing people as a profit to shareholders or for…

— Randall Robinson

As a result of America's efforts to realize the ideals of equality and freedom, blacks in America are now the freest and richest black…

— David Horowitz

Blacks were more likely to be sentenced to prison following a conviction, but that result reflected their past crimes and the gravity of their…

— Heather Mac Donald

You take a look at the history of African Americans in the US. There's been about thirty years of relative freedom. There was a…

— Noam Chomsky

“Although a million black men can be found in prisons and jails, public acknowledgment of the role of the criminal justice system in "disappearing"…

— Michelle Alexander

Blacks have had to learn to protect themselves by being cynical but not cynical enough to slam the door on potential opportunities. We go…

— Jackie Robinson

“Understanding African American attitudes and actions on matters of crime and punishment requires that we pay careful attention to another topic that is often…

— James Forman Jr

“More African American adults are under correctional control today - in prison or jail, on probation or parole - than were enslaved in 1850,…

— Michelle Alexander

“When black folk say “Black Lives Matter,” they are in search of simple recognition. That they are decent human beings, that they aren’t likely…

— Michael Eric Dyson