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I want to make it clear that the black race did not come to the United States culturally empty-handed. The role and importance of ethnic… — John Henrik Clarke
The acceptance of the facts of African-American history and the African-American historian as a legitimate part of the academic community did not come easily. Slavery… — John Henrik Clarke
What America demands in her black champions is a brilliant, powerful body and a dull, bestial mind. — Eldridge Cleaver
None of us is responsible for the complexion of his skin. This fact of nature offers no clue to the character or quality of the… — Marian Anderson
As far as I knew white women were never lonely, except in books. White men adored them, Black men desired them and Black women worked… — Maya Angelou
The need for change bulldozed a road down the center of my mind. — Maya Angelou
If one is lucky, a solitary fantasy can totally transform one million realities. — Maya Angelou
For Africa to me... is more than a glamorous fact. It is a historical truth. No man can know where he is going unless he… — Maya Angelou
The poetry you read has been written for you, each of you - black, white, Hispanic, man, woman, gay, straight. — Maya Angelou
I speak to the black experience, but I am always talking about the human condition. — Maya Angelou
I'm grateful to intelligent people. That doesn't mean educated. That doesn't mean intellectual. I mean really intelligent. What black old people used to call 'mother… — Maya Angelou
Won't it be wonderful when black history and native American history and Jewish history and all of U.S. history is taught from one book. Just… — Maya Angelou
Black people comprehend the South. We understand its weight. It has rested on our backs... I knew that my heart would break if ever I… — Maya Angelou
I agree with Balzac and 19th-century writers, black and white, who say, 'I write for money.' Yes, I think everybody should be paid handsomely; I… — Maya Angelou
Woody Allen has a wonderful line: 'Today I'm a star. What will I be tomorrow? A black hole?' That's very important to know - that… — Marina Abramovic
Light is meaningful only in relation to darkness, and truth presupposes error. It is these mingled opposites which people our life, which make it pungent,… — Louis Aragon
There ain't nothin' like a Black woman. — Tupac Shakur
I guess cause i'm black boy, I'm supposed to say 'peace', sing songs, and get capped on. — Tupac Shakur
Even as a dope fiend mama. You always was a black queen mama. — Tupac Shakur
Body and soul, Black America reveals the extreme questions of contemporary life, questions of freedom and identity: How can I be who I am? — June Jordan

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