American Community Quotes

38 quotes by 31 authors

Diabetes occurs at twice the rate in the African American community as it does in white Americans. — Xavier Becerra
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
The whites were really brutishly ignorant, blitheringly, so they killed people sometimes - just came into the African-American community and maimed people because they didn't… — Maya Angelou
I am a fierce supporter of domestic-partnership and civil-union laws. I am not a supporter of gay marriage as it has been thrown about, primarily… — Barack Obama
How long must the American community afford special treatment to blacks? — Constance Baker Motley
I am committed to ensure that our 2008 Republican presidential candidates forthrightly address issues of importance to the African-American community. — Ken Mehlman
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
I'm very humbled and honored. I'm very thankful to the Asian-American Community for all their support! — Jeremy Lin
I can represent my culture while helping not only the Chinese-American community, but also the community at large. — Martin Yan
The only reason I've been so critical of hip-hop is because I've always been aware of the effect that it has, and the reflection that… — Saul Williams
You know, when Trayvon Martin was first shot I said that this could have been my son. Another way of saying that is Trayvon Martin… — Barack Obama
The African American community is so under-served in the entertainment industry. — Lance Reddick
I think there's a lot of things that occur within the African-American community, that we would prefer to stay within the African-American community - that… — Gabrielle Union
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
Obviously the Asian American community wants you to do well. They are cheering you on no matter what the circumstances. — Michael Chang
Rap actually took root in the Negro community, and then in the Hispanic community, long before it impacted on the larger American community as a… — Archie Shepp
Speakers who have grown up in the American community unconsciously know its rules about taking turns in conversations-in the same way that they know the… — Peter Farb
Saigon, U.S.A. aptly documents the birth of a new American community, uprooted in the aftermath of war and forever torn apart by the wounds of… — Nguyen Qui Duc
First we have to recognize that the cause of poverty is both structural and behavioral. And the first thing about the behavior part is that… — Henry Louis Gates

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