Best African Americans Sayings

145 African Americans quotes by 118 unique authors

I'd like to see marriage count again among African-Americans and not just in the society in general. — Leah Ward Sears
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
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
Today there are more African-Americans under correctional control — in prison or jail, on probation or parole — than were enslaved in 1850, a decade… — Michelle Alexander
Since the nation's founding, African Americans repeatedly have been controlled through institutions such as slavery and Jim Crow, which appear to die, but then are… — Michelle Alexander
That’s one problem I have. Jews when they get successful they will help their people and some of the African-Americans — maybe I’ll get in… — Donald Sterling
But at the end of the day, I refuse to believe there arent more qualified African-Americans, women, people of color in general for a role… — Tony Clark
Delaware State is no longer a college for African Americans without other choices, it is a university of choice. — Michael N. Castle
Most Americans who made it past the fourth grade have a pretty good idea who Thurgood Marshall, Rosa Parks, and Martin Luther King, Jr., were.… — Louis Menand
Most African Americans, especially the men and women from my generation, would accept the nationalist gambit that says only European Americans can be racists, which… — Anthony Braxton
We have seen a man dragged to death in Texas simply because he was black. A young man murdered in Wyoming simply because he was… — William J. Clinton
My father and I made genetics history. We were the first African-Americans and the first father and son anywhere to have their genomes sequenced. — Henry Louis Gates
The Klan had used fear, intimidation and murder to brutally oppress over African-Americans who sought justice and equality and it sought to respond to the… — Charles Rangel
It is my hope that as we commemorate Black History Month in the future, we will continue to celebrate the many achievements and rich culture… — Eliot Engel
From politics and business to music and food to culture, African-Americans have helped to shape our state's colourful past and its future. — Mary Landrieu
As you know, in this country Anglo-Americans are about 75 to 76 percent home ownership in this country, where Hispanics, African Americans are less than… — Alphonso Jackson
According to the American Heart Association, the prevalence of hypertension in African Americans in the United States is among the highest in the world. — Xavier Becerra
Sports and entertainment have always been windows of opportunity for African Americans, when other doors were closed. — Lynn Swann
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 challenges African-Americans are facing today are rooted in the system of slavery. — Charles Rangel
Ray Charles revolutionary approach to music was also reflected in his politics and his deep and abiding commitment to Martin Luther King and the plight… — Diane Watson
It will be up to each of you to make sure that the young people, African Americans, Latinos, and women, who powered our victory in… — Barack Obama
The Afrocentric exploration of the black past only scratches the surface. A full examination of the ancestry of those who are referred to in the… — Ishmael Reed
As African-Americans, we often spend our time and energy blaming other people for the problems we see around us. — Pearl Cleage

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