African american Quote by Chris Matthews

Prior to the election, prior to the, him being sworn in, Governor Romney was asked the question about how he would proceed. He said,…

— Joe Biden

“They say you can take someone who was born in Africa out of the bush but you can't take the bush out of someone…

— Lindsay Armstrong

“I came from a disadvantaged home. They were Republicans.”

— Paul Tsongas

When Governor Romney asked me to join the ticket, I said, 'Let's get this done' - and that is exactly, what we're going to…

— Paul Ryan

“if we go to the white man for school, we will just learn the way the white man wants us to learn. We will…

— Yaa Gyasi

“These white people think this country belongs to them - they don't realize that they are only in charge right now because there's more…

— Anna Mae Pictou Aquash

“By the way he reacted, you would have thought I told him that slavery never happened. He laid into me with the same gusto…

— Chelsea Handler

I saw in Chicago, on the street where I was visiting my sister-in-law, this "Urban Renewal" and it means one thing: "Negro removal." But…

— Fannie Lou Hamer

“Country jakes are always whining about the sanctity of states' rights and individual freedoms. Yet when a couple of queers want to get married…

— Chuck Thompson

I have just as much right to stay in America - in fact, the black people have contributed more to America than any other…

— Fannie Lou Hamer

...funny how people want a return to the good ole days. Of coarse the good ole days of being a rich white plantation owner.…

— Rita Mae Brown

“African-Americans are just as likely to harbor racist attitudes as white people.”

— Ben Carson