Black Youth Quotes

8 quotes by 7 authors

• New York white youth were killing victims; that was a 'sociological' problem. But when black youth killed somebody, the power structure was looking to hang… — Malcolm X
• We need to eradicate the slander that says a black youth with a book is acting white. — Barack Obama
• So, rap has that quality, for youth anyway; it's a kind of blues element. It's physical, almost gymnastic. It speaks to you organically. Rap grows… — Archie Shepp
• If I use the media, even with tricks, to publicize a black youth being shot in the back in Teaneck, New Jersey... then I should… — Al Sharpton
• I am often asked why I started to write poetry. The answer is that my motivation sprang from a visceral need to creatively articulate the… — Linton Kwesi Johnson
• I was all-state in four sports in New Jersey, but sometimes I couldn't get served at a restaurant two blocks from my high school. There… — Monte Irvin
• Body piercing and baggy clothes express identity among black youth, and not just beginning with hip-hop culture. Moreover, young black entrepreneurs like Sean 'P. Diddy'… — Michael Eric Dyson
• Hip hop music is important precisely because it sheds light on contemporary politics, history, and race. At its best, hip hop gives voice to marginal… — Michael Eric Dyson

Who Wrote These Black Youth Quotes

7 authors contributed a total of 8 Black Youth Quotes as follows:

• 2 Black Youth Quotes by Michael Eric Dyson
• 1 Black Youth Quote by Malcolm X
• 1 Black Youth Quote by Barack Obama
• 1 Black Youth Quote by Archie Shepp
• 1 Black Youth Quote by Al Sharpton
• 1 Black Youth Quote by Linton Kwesi Johnson
• 1 Black Youth Quote by Monte Irvin