African american Quote by Ben H. Winters

One of the things we tell ourselves as African-Americans is if we work hard, play by the rules, we do start back a little…

— Ta-Nehisi Coates

The history of the African American community is one of enduring, relentless struggle with a vision of accepting nothing less than full social and…

— Danny K. Davis

The thing is, so much of the African American experience is about the redefinition of roots because of slavery. We were uprooted, and there's…

— Cheo Hodari Coker

We look at the African-American community, for a long time those of us who be considered strong - black men - for whatever reason,…

— Ryan Coogler

“There is no Black person here who can afford to wait to be led into positive action for survival. Each one of us must…

— Audre Lorde

Take the time to discover how African-Americans have had a great impact on this country. In science, education, literature, art, and politics.

— Lynn Swann

It is extremely rough to follow through with my goals, but I felt a responsibility to show the world what the African Americans are…

— Ida B. Wells

I'm not saying that things now aren't better for black people. Thank God they're definitely better, but some things are still the same. "Better"…

— Titus Kaphar

We as African Americans knew that if we wanted to see change, we had to step up to the plate and make that change…

— Ruby Bridges

One of the great things about African-Americans is that we've always had this attitude: We make do with what we got. It comes from…

— Spike Lee

Without external pressure, things might have gone very differently. That has always been true for African Americans; the better we've been at raising international…

— Michael C Dawson

I understand how difficult it can be for an African-American in today’s society. In fact, I can relate to black people very well indeed.…

— Mitt Romney