African americans Quote by Bonnie Greer

We really accomplished what we set out to do with the Recovery Act programs, which was to fill the lending gap created by the…

— Karen Mills

“The Portuguese call it saudade: a longing for something so indefinite as to be indefinable. Love affairs, miseries of life, the way things were,…

— Anthony De Sa

I feel like Americans don't really have any idea of what's going on in the world, especially us Africans. I feel like when they…

— Joel Embiid

“I think Africans are very much like white people back home, in that they think they are the center of the universe and that…

— Alice Walker

The uncomfortable reality we must face is that California, like the nation as a whole, has treated generations of African Americans and Latinos as…

— Michelle Alexander

African Americans are doing a lot already, but I think we have an opportunity right now to change politics in a way that will…

— David Beckmann

“The black officer checks Daddy while his partner glances around at all of the onlookers. There's quite a few of us now. Ms. Yvette…

— Angie Thomas

Affirmative action was designed to recognize the uniquely difficult journey of African-Americans. This policy was justifiable and understandable, even to those who came from…

— Jim Webb

To those African-Americans suffering in our country, I say, what do you have to lose? Vote for Trump, I'm going to fix it.

— Donald Trump

“He (Zerubavel) draws attention to the social influences on perception (what people notice), attention and concern (what people care about), classification (how people categorize…

— Wendy Griswold

For people of color - especially African Americans - the idea that racist cops might frame members of their community is no abstract notion,…

— Tim Wise

“Alabama in 1927 alone, 27,701 men were arrested on misdemeanor charges and offered for sale by county sheriffs. In Blackmon’s estimation, “roughly half of…

— Ian Haney López