African american Quote by Bill Ayers

“We are approaching a very historical event in the history of our nation, the United States of America. For the first time in our…

— Aladdin Elaasar

To see an African-American elected president means that this country is really finally coming full circle from the birth defect of slavery.

— Condoleezza Rice

The small moments I've had to talk with President Obama, I've told him, 'I get it.' His presidency was in some ways almost overshadowed…

— Kenya Barris

A lot of conversations happened during Obama's election that opened my eyes and made me really excited. He provided hope at a time when…

— Vick Hope

This is a column collection, or as one colleague called it, "history in real time," recounting my perspective on the highs and lows of…

— Julianne Malveaux

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

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

“Today my elation over Obama's election is tempered by a far more sobering awareness. As an African American woman, with three young children who…

— Michelle Alexander

I always say African American history is the quintessential American story. It's about perseverance and resilience - something everyone can relate to.

— Philip Freelon

From being a little girl in the projects, going through all of the mess that I was going through, to ending up at the…

— Mary J. Blige

I had great admiration for the election of President Obama. I believe that the U.S. at that moment showed tremendous capacity to show that…

— Dilma Rousseff

[Grew up in Hawaii] that gave [Barack Obama] a kind of optimism, an ability to see things, you know, and frankly, an ability to…

— Ta-Nehisi Coates