Black person Quote by Cheo Hodari Coker

The stuff that the cops do and the stuff that happens, what bothers us, the black community, is it's so blatant... It's so out…

— Jamal Murray

For an ordinary citizen, what is the common interaction you have with a police officer? When they pull you over for speeding, or when…

— Ted Rall

For people of color - especially African Americans - the idea that racist cops might frame members of their community is no abstract notion,…

— Tim Wise

Most people who are not of color, their parents didn't need to tell them how to act around police or what to do if…

— Booker T

I'm black so I've been getting eyed by cops my whole life.

— Masego

I was ignorant before I did my research of a lot of African American police officers out there who are doing their job and…

— John David Washington

As a black man, you learn at an early age the police are not your friends.

— Malik Yoba

If I'm a cop, and every time I see a young black youth - whether I watch them on TV, movies, or just see…

— Rza

I think you have to be extremely strong to be in the police and I couldn't do that at all. I get nervous when…

— Yasmin Paige

I've never played a police person before 'Black Work,' and certainly had never worn a uniform.

— Geraldine James

Many later commented on the fact that large numbers of those engaged in the most senseless acts of destruction were left well alone by…

— John Blair

It goes back in the black community that the police are not your friends. That's an old, old, deep understanding that we have, that…

— Courtney B. Vance