Black President Quotes
30 Black President quotes by 29 unique authors
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Wasn't Winston Churchill the first black president of America? There's a statue of him near me... that's black...
— Danielle O'Hara
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First thing that always pops into my head regarding our president is that all of the people who are setting up this barrier for him…
— Morgan Freeman
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Add it all up, and some prominent Obama supporters are now saying that it paints a picture of an opposition driven, in part, by a…
— Dan Harris
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President Clinton was often known as the first black president. I wouldn't be upset if I could earn the right to be the second.
— John F. Kerry
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(The mainstream media) are so vested in our first black president not being a failure that it's going to be amazing to watch the lengths…
— Joe Walsh
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The first black president will be a politician who is black.
— Douglas Wilder
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Our black president can't say that he's for gay marriage. That is upsetting to me.
— Mario Cantone
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When I first heard that Barack Obama was going to be the first black president, I wanted to do the smallest, biggest tribute in history.
— Willard Wigan
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Some said America took a step forward electing a black president. In light of the unconstitutiona l expansion of powers, lack of transparency and fueling…
— Denzel Washington
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There's no doubt that there's some folks who just really dislike me because they don't like the idea of a black president.
— Barack Obama
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I am excited to have a black president because white supremacy is real and it needs to be shattered.
— Cornel West
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Obama has built his public image around his ability to bridge divisions - racial, ideological or generational. And that was his reputation, even at Harvard…
— Mara Liasson
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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
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Really, an historic night last night. You may have heard, Barack Obama will be the first black president of the United States of America. ...…
— Jon Stewart
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I never thought we'd ever have a black president. President Obama has done such a tremendous job He just has been unable to get what…
— Hank Aaron
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Somebody once said to me after I'd done "Deep Impact," "What is it like to play a Black president," and I said, "I didn't play…
— Morgan Freeman
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I think it's unfortunate that there exists only one path in America to complete social legitimacy, and that is marriage. I think, for instance, that…
— Elizabeth Gilbert
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I love Obama, and I love the fact that it's a black president of the United States of America, but he's not the first black…
— Lupe Fiasco
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Never mind what you've heard. Halle Berry was not the first black woman to win an Academy Award for Best Actress. She was actually the…
— Jeffrey Kluger
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I don't look to a man to get pride in myself. It's not about having a black president, it's about having a good president, and…
— Allen West
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I know black people love the idea that we finally have a beautiful, good-looking black president. But if he is doing awful things to us,…
— Alice Walker
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The first black president was a hotter plot line than the first woman president.
— Tina Brown
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Electing a black president was probably the only coup America could pull off.
— Nick Nolte
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In interviews with dozens of black advisers, friends, donors and allies, few said they had ever heard Mr. Obama muse on the experience of being…
— Jodi Kantor
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This country is just that great that the opportunities are there for a Hispanic president, a black president or any other race for a president,…
— Chris Tucker
Who Wrote These Black President Quotes
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