Best African American Sayings

584 African American quotes by 365 unique authors

I could fall in love with a sumo wrestler if he told stories and made me laugh. Obviously, it would be easier if someone was… — Maya Angelou
I never doubted my ability, but when you hear all your life you're inferior, it makes you wonder if the other guys have something you've… — Hank Aaron
Most African Americans, if given a chance, would have chosen to be 'just Americans' ever since the first of us was brought here to Jamestown… — Clarence Page
The fact that an African American sits in the White House at the helm of government in the United States of America on this 150th… — Aberjhani
It's not just the over $8 billion that we would be saving in law enforcement; it's also the over $8 billion that we would be… — Arianna Huffington
Cooper was my road roommate, and also happened to be the first African American player drafted by a National Basketball Association team. — Bob Cousy
People have been killing because of racial differences since the time of Adam and Eve, but in this country racism has been primarily aimed at… — Bob Cousy
If violence is wrong in America, violence is wrong abroad. If it is wrong to be violent defending black women and black children and black… — Malcolm X
When women got the vote, they did not redefine voting. When African-Americans got the right to sit at a lunch counter alongside white people, they… — Cynthia Nixon
Well, I'm a daughter of the great migration as, really, the majority of African Americans that you meet in the north and west are products… — Isabel Wilkerson
A growing number of Muslims in America, more than 40 percent are African-American — Unknown Author
African-American women who develop breast cancer are more likely to die from the disease than White women of the same age. Survival rates are worse… — Frank C. Garland
It's often said that you learn more from defeat than victory and the RNC has certainly taken that to heart. After difficult losses in 2012,… — Alice Stewart
Affirmative action is not going to be the long-term solution to the problems of race in America, because, frankly, if you've got 50 percent of… — Barack Obama
How is this any different than the big boat argument of people when it came to African-Americans after the Civil War, decided, 'Put them on… — Chris Matthews
An environmental revolution is taking shape in the United States. This revolution has touched communities of color from New York to California and from Florida… — Robert D Bullard
African Americans watch the same news at night that ordinary Americans do. — William J. Clinton
This is a landmark work in the history of African American studies and American intellectual history. Writing with verve, Jackson brings to life a large… — Unknown Author
I feel like I come from a smaller off shoot of black people because I am mixed. People say I'm African American but that doesn't… — Maya Rudolph
You see the one thing I've always maintained is that I'm an American Indian. I'm not a Native American. I'm not politically correct. Everyone who's… — Russell Means
We were born with natural rights. We don't need civil rights. [African-Americans] don't need civil rights. They don't need them. They have inalienable rights granted… — Chuck Woolery
I don’t believe it is possible to transcend race in this country. Race is a factor in this society. The legacy of Jim Crow and… — Barack Obama
As an African American actress there are people who have been staples in my life that opened a door that I can walk through. I… — Monique Coleman
I never said I wasn’t Black… I want to make that very clear. I said, I am not African-American. I never expected my personal beliefs… — Raven-Symone
Let's face it many on the political right believe this President ought not to be there. They oppose him not for his policies and political… — Sam Donaldson

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