Best African American Thoughts

584 African American quotes by 365 unique authors

Nowadays people always say, 'How come he's doing such young shows?' But they never mention 'The Mod Squad'. I was very proud of that show.… — Aaron Spelling
If we can elect an African American as president, we can support gay marriage! Defeat prop 8! We will not give up! — Madonna Ciccone
Black churches are very powerful forces in the African American community and always have been. Because religion has been that one place where you have… — James H. Cone
The adoring crowds and overwhelming Democratic support in the 2008 election was based largely on joy at jettisoning Bush and the appeal of electing a… — Mary Frances Berry
I think a lot of African-American kids don't have fathers to teach them how to dress, so you end up being taught by pictures in… — Andre Benjamin
I have a very personal interest. I am a Miami-Dade voter. One of the issues is that my vote and so many other votes of… — Patricia Ireland
Historically Black Colleges and Universities, or HBCUs, have played an important role in enriching the lives of not just African Americans, but our entire country. — Ric Keller
I have never been more proud of the United States than I am this year. We have elected an African-American president. We have the stellar… — Kathryn Stockett
For starters, Portland isn't a great city to live in if you're a young, African American male with a lot of money, — Greg Oden
Roppongi is now virtually a foreign neighborhood. Africans-I don't mean African-Americans-who don't speak English are there doing who knows what. This is leading to new… — Shintaro Ishihara
Mix a conviction with a man and... — Adam Clayton Powell, Jr.
But at the same time you can't... — Angela Davis
The cause of freedom is not the... — Anna Julia Cooper
I am consumed with the fear of... — Arsenio Hall
Clothes and manners do not make the... — Arthur Ashe
A good compromise, a good piece of... — Barbara Jordan
I am a regular young man surrounded... — Barrington Irving
A word to the wise ain't... — Bill Cosby
First of all, Bolshevism represents... — C L R James
As busy as I am wherever I am, I... — Chris Gardner
You can't look forward and backward... — Coleman Young
A dream doesn't become reality... — Colin Powell
Hate is too great a burden to bear.... — Coretta Scott King
I tell people I'm too stupid to... — Debi Thomas
I go out with white women. This... — Dennis Rodman

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