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145 African Americans quotes by 118 unique authors

From blood banking to the modern subway, from jazz to social justice, the contributions of African Americans have shaped and molded and influenced our national… — Bill Frist
I was well known to African Americans before Bill Clinton discovered me. He was like Christopher Columbus riding up on something he didn't understand. — Sister Souljah
African Americans make up about 13 percent of the U.S. population but comprise 32 percent of patients treated for kidney failure, giving them a kidney… — Xavier Becerra
With respect to Barack Obama, let's face it; Barack Obama is an iconic figure in the African-American community. We respect that. We understand that. African-Americans… — Artur Davis
Sure, there's a chunk of African-Americans out there who associate the Republican Party with racism, frankly particularly in the Deep South. It's an unfair perception,… — Artur Davis
I do believe that there are African Americans who have thick accents. My mom has a thick accent; my relatives have thick accents. But sometimes… — Viola Davis
The highest percentage of African Americans own their own homes today than ever in our nation's history. — Ed Gillespie
Every day in America, African Americans are reminded of their race in ways large and small. Every day. — Jennifer Granholm
The fact that women are very young in obtaining their civil rights and African-Americans are young in obtaining their civil rights, I think it's about… — Octavia Spencer
I don't believe for a minute anybody allowed people to suffer because they are African Americans, Nobody, especially the president, would have left people unattended… — Condoleezza Rice
Eight generations of African-Americans are still waiting to achieve their rights - compensation and restitution for the hundreds of years during which they were bought… — Cynthia McKinney
Like any group that has endured much, African Americans have created a strong and mutually reinforcing sense of group identity. That's not a bad thing… — J C Watts
There are more African Americans under correctional control, in prison or jail, on probation or parole, than were enslaved in 1850 a decade before the… — Michelle Alexander
KFC is not black owned, but it sure knows to market heavily to African Americans - obviously hoping we won-t care about what they do… — Bill Vaughan
Color categories are on steroids in Latin America. I find that fascinating. It's very difficult for Americans, particularly African-Americans to understand or sympathize with. — Henry Louis Gates
African-Americans who might have disagreed with candidate Obama's left-of-center politics voted for him in 2008 because electing a candidate with brown skin was too historic… — Alveda King
Groups like the NAACP, The Anti-Defamation League, NOW and GLAAD, will respond to derisive language directed at their constituents. The price paid by those who… — John C. McGinley
I think what happened during the Great Depression was that African Americans understood that Republicans championed citizenship and voting rights but they became impatient for… — Rand Paul
I would argue that the objective evidence shows that big government is not a friend to African Americans. — Rand Paul
But of course, now we're told we're in recovery but this sure doesn't feel like a recovery to more than 9 percent of the Americans… — Rick Perry
America is not perfect. It took a bloody civil war to free over 4 million African Americans who lived enslaved. It took another hundred years… — Marco Rubio
In today's U.S., it's possible for almost anyone - women, gays, African-Americans, Jews - to run for, and be elected to, high office. — Salman Rushdie
When I got my success, I became decadent for a while. This was 2003 to 2008. I fell for tiramisu really hard. I've become more… — Jill Scott
I do think, however, that there's a very diverse point of view in the African-American community. There's a lot of different voices that need to… — J C Watts
What we forget is that African Americans made the largest contribution to America, economically, before the Civil War of any sector of society. I read… — Andrew Young

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