Able Quote by Barack Obama

I think it's really important that we understand the ways in which blackness plays out, right, and discrimination against black people impacts different communities…

— Opal Tometi

Earlier in my college career, there was no doubt in my mind that as a member of the Black community I was somehow obligated…

— Michelle Obama

I think the black community is no different from any other community. We need to take responsibility for how we live together. We need…

— Pearl Cleage

I think what is being pointed out by African-Americans is that from slavery forward they have been living in a supposed democracy which treats…

— Joan Wallach Scott

Well, certainly one of the ironies of the success of affirmative action is that the middle class within the black community no longer lives…

— Henry Louis Gates

I think that's the best thing about being black is that we find a way to make our own communities and always give room…

— Brian Tyree Henry

Sometimes black people really want to hold onto our oppression - 'This is ours! This belongs to us.' You can't just talk about equality…

— Wanda Sykes

There is a tendency to want to treat blacks as a monolithic socioeconomic group.

— William Julius Wilson

I find it really unique that the black community, who has been oppressed and is still oppressed, can find a way to oppress themselves,…

— Trevante Rhodes

The black community can be competitive and cautious when it comes to those we want put on display for the world to see and…

— Karamo Brown

When the world's moving towards being the most inclusive it's ever been, it's unthinkable that certain basic aspects of life are still so unfair…

— Troy Deeney

I fully understand that the African-American community has suffered from discrimination and that there are many wrongs that must still be made right.

— Donald Trump