Best African American Quotations

584 African American quotes by 365 unique authors

There are so few guys who do action and do it well. Even fewer who are African-American. Even fewer who have classical-theater training. So a… — Wesley Snipes
Sen. Joe Biden, on the day of announcing his candidacy for president of the United States, called Barack Obama the first mainstream African-American who is… — Jay Leno
Does a black person make them an African American? No. There are Hispanics that are very, very dark skinned so the word has lost its… — Pam Grier
Will African-Americans break away from the pack thinking and reject immorality-- because that's the reason the family's breaking apart--alcohol, drugs, infidelity. You have to reject… — Bill O'Reilly
Yeah, remember, under the Bush administration, welfare — I mean, excuse me, poverty among African Americans and among single unmarried women, poverty was at the… — Rick Santorum
The most dangerous place for an African-American in this country is in the womb. — Rick Santorum
There is no way that we know what is going on between the African American and the Asian American. We don't understand what an Indigenous… — Edward James Olmos
I was able to do To Sleep with Anger, a very powerful film about African Americans, their spirituality, and the things that happened within a… — Danny Glover
Since 1957, black people have experienced double-digit unemployment - in good times and bad times. Look at the population of African Americans in prison. They… — Danny Glover
I'm Kan, the Louis Vouitton don / Bought my mom purse, now she Louis Vuitton mom / I didn't play the hand I was dealt… — Kanye West
I mean it used to be, there was a time … when lynchings of African Americans were not that incredibly rare. Now the lynchings are… — Ben Stein
African American Congressman Bobby Rush wore a hoodie on the floor of Congress to make a point this week. And they threw him out. They… — Bill Maher
I don't see how any African-American, with any inkling of history, can say that you don't have the right to live your life how you… — Michael Irvin
More people are on food stamps today because of Obamas policies than ever in history. I would like to be the best paycheck president in… — Newt Gingrich
I will go to the NAACP convention, and explain to the African-American community why they should demand paychecks instead of food stamps. — Newt Gingrich
I wanted to show that an African-American artist could make it in this country on a national level in the graphic arts. I want to… — Jerry Pinkney
In the Shadow of Slavery covers two and a half centuries of black life in New York City, and skillfully interweaves the categories of race… — Eric Foner
Currently, more than 4.7 million African Americans receive Social Security benefits, and nearly 8 million people with disabilities depend on Social Security for their daily… — Chaka Fattah
Recent events in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina have reaffirmed for me, however, the complete folly of any Republican strategy to increase black representation in… — Ward Connerly
The Tea Party is protecting its millionaire and oil company friends while gutting critical services that they know protect the livelihood of African-Americans, as well… — Andre Carson
When will we address the fact that rich, white people think they know what's in the best interest of children of African-Americans and Latinos -… — Karen Lewis
The Afrikaner has nowhere to go, and thats why he would rather destroy himself than capitulate. — Alan Paton
All the books that were being published by African-American guys were saying 'screw whitey', or some variation of that. Not the scholars but the pop… — Toni Morrison
I have been guilty of watching Westerns without acknowledging that Native Americans have gone through the same madness as African Americans. Isn't it extraordinary that… — Judith Jamison
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. My… — Mitt Romney

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