Adversity Quote by Cord Jefferson

I write the black experience in America, and contained within that experience, because it is a human experience, are all the universalities.

— August Wilson

In 2016, the conversation of the black experience is so broad, and it's very raw. I mean, c'mon, we have a black president. That's…

— Ali Shaheed Muhammad

I always say African American history is the quintessential American story. It's about perseverance and resilience - something everyone can relate to.

— Philip Freelon

You can do pretty much anything you want to do in America as a black, including become president. Still, the legacy of our victimization,…

— Shelby Steele

Spike Lee made such a difference in terms of black filmmakers, the subtleties - those authors, those writers who write from love, and those…

— Ruby Dee

The black immigrant experience in the U.S. must be understood not in contrast to the African American experience but as an integral part of…

— Opal Tometi

I wanted to identify that the black experience is American experience.

— Wadada Leo Smith

Take the time to discover how African-Americans have had a great impact on this country. In science, education, literature, art, and politics.

— Lynn Swann

There is a multitude of experiences that make up the black experience.

— Chance The Rapper

My biggest inspiration is black America and what they've done in the arts. I have always felt like an outsider in America, and what…

— Hasan Minhaj

The black experience isn't exclusively slavery/civil rights/Obama.

— Margot Lee Shetterly

I think that's the core of black aesthetics: the ability to improvise. That is what has enabled our [black people's] survival.

— August Wilson