African american Quote by Clarence Page

This is, for an accomplished Latino, an accomplished African American, an accomplished anyone who disproves stereotypes, it's a constant battle in your life.

— Sonia Sotomayor

I grew up in Synagogue in the boys' choir. We didn't listen to music in the house; only at temple. Then I went to…

— Mandy Patinkin

I agreed a long time ago, I would not live at any cost. If I am moved or forced away from what I think…

— Maya Angelou

There could be no more powerful argument against mixing religion and government than the success of independent African American churches in placing racial segregation…

— Susan Jacoby

“This popularity extended to Trump himself, who, according to private demographic research conducted at the time, was even more popular with African American and…

— Joshua Green

American civil rights leader, Where Do We Go from Here: Chaos or Community? Lynching is a murder. For the past four hundred years our…

— Malcolm X

I know I'm more forgiving than most African Americans when it comes to second chances for White people who not only commit a racial…

— Jonathan Capehart

Some Republicans gave up on winning the African-American vote, looking the other way or trying to benefit politically from racial polarization. I am here…

— Ken Mehlman

It's unfortunate that a lot of people think African-American female artists are monolithically R&B this-or-that, don't have to do anything by default.

— Janelle Monae

Whereas our ancestors (not of choice) were the first successful cultivators of the wilds of America, we their descendants feel ourselves entitled to participate…

— Richard Allen

It may be changing, but still it's the one place, that total control of an institution, that African Americans have. So sometimes, you know,…

— Michael Emerson

Most of the more celebrated names among African-American authors, poets, and artists are known to the world because of their association with specific cultural…

— Aberjhani