Black americans Quote by Conor Lamb

At the end of the day, I think my story is, we need black officers because African-Americans need a fair shot at good jobs…

— James Forman, Jr

Through Black Lives Matter and social media, we've been able to have a really challenging discussion with America about police and how much it…

— Patrisse Cullors

African-Americans have always viewed the protection of black lives as a civil rights issue, whether the threat comes from police officers or street criminals.…

— James Forman, Jr

I talked to a lot of Black Lives activists in various states. What I learned is that the relationship of police departments around the…

— Bernie Sanders

This feeling African-Americans have, this skepticism towards the police and the skepticism that the police show towards African-Americans is actually quite old. And it…

— Ta-Nehisi Coates

We have police officers who may devalue the life of Black people. And that's what we have to change.

— Mike Espy

Black Lives Matter is not just concerned with what happens in policing. The disregard, the disrespect, and the lack of dignity for black life…

— Alicia Garza

How can we bridge the gap between... African-American males and white cops?

— GloZell

Whenever black folks speak candidly about the horrors of police brutality, the default reaction in the United States isn't to start disrupting and dismantling…

— Jemele Hill

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

What we're dealing with is institutional, and unless systems are put into place that will ensure accountability, we can expect racially biased police practices…

— Michelle Alexander

The relationship between police and African-Americans has probably always been strained.

— Harrison Barnes