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• New York white youth were killing victims; that was a 'sociological' problem. But when black youth killed somebody, the power structure was… — 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… — Archie Shepp
• If I use the media, even with tricks, to publicize a black youth being shot in the back in Teaneck, New Jersey...… — Al Sharpton
• I am often asked why I started to write poetry. The answer is that my motivation sprang from a visceral need to… — 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… — 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… — 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… — Michael Eric Dyson

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