Blacks Quotes

323 quotes by 233 authors

In elite, primarily white institutions, there are many blacks who have white wives. So much so that sometimes there is almost the assumption that I… — Randall Kennedy
Our only hope for America is that every conservative takes upon him or herself the project of learning what American and conservative values are, coming… — Dennis Prager
I disagree with the prevailing point of view of some black leaders that special treatment for blacks is acceptable. — Clarence Thomas
I grew up in a neighborhood with blacks and Puerto Ricans and Italians, the whole gamut, so conveying unity has always meant a lot to… — Unknown Author
The blues are important primarily because they contain the cultural expression and the cultural response to blacks in America and to the situation that they… — August Wilson
For people of color - especially African Americans - the idea that racist cops might frame members of their community is no abstract notion, let… — Tim Wise
Only blacks can play the race card, apparently; only they think in racial terms, at least to hear white America tell it. — Tim Wise
I like suits that are fitted. And I usually stick to grays, whites, and blacks. — Liam Hemsworth
After the Civil War, when blacks fought along whites to secure freedom for all, southern states enacted Black Codes, laws that restricted the civil rights… — Niger Innis
I grew up on the north side of Chicago, in West Rogers Park, an overwhelmingly Jewish neighborhood. When I was 13, my parents moved to… — Scott Turow
As a filmmaker, deep blacks are essential, and in my experience, no technology captures those attributes as well as Plasma. — Ridley Scott
All right-wing antigovernment rage in America bears a racial component, because liberalism is understood, consciously or unconsciously, as the ideology that steals from hard-working, taxpaying… — Rick Perlstein
Many of the master chefs in the South, both the upper South as well as the deep South, were blacks and many of those people… — Ed Smith
Segregation was a burden for many blacks, because the end of the civil war and the amendments added to the constitution elevated expectations beyond reality… — Ed Smith
The party of Lincoln should be reaching out to blacks, Hispanics gays and so forth and so on. — Michael Huffington
Black people are inferior to Caucasians. Blacks constitute a totally distinct group; they overshadow the country with the germ... of evil. — David Wilmot
Unless young blacks are brought into the mainstream of economic life, they will continue to be on the curbstone. — Walter Annenberg
We knew then what we know now; only exemplary blacks are acceptable. — Constance Baker Motley
Robinson was important to all blacks. To make it into the majors and to take all the name calling, he had to be something special.… — Willie Mays
In the days of segregation, when blacks were limited to certain neighborhoods, you could look around the black community and identify who the leaders were. — Roger Wilkins

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