Black Quote by Danny Glover

I have a lot of respect for President Obama, and while I deeply disagree with some of his actions or lack of action on…

— Alicia Garza

First black president ever, and to be living while it happened - that's a good part of history. That's probably the biggest person I…

— Meek Mill

Throughout every presidency since the heist of our country from indigenous peoples, the black American experience has been exceptional in its discomfort. And no…

— Patrisse Cullors

“The sober truth is that the most important civil rights battles were fought and won four decades before the Obama presidency. The black underclass…

— Jason L. Riley

I never thought we'd ever have a black president. President Obama has done such a tremendous job He just has been unable to get…

— Hank Aaron

If his presidency is to represent the full power of the idea that black Americans are just like everyone else - fully human and…

— Juan Williams

I don't look to a man to get pride in myself. It's not about having a black president, it's about having a good president,…

— Allen West

The small moments I've had to talk with President Obama, I've told him, 'I get it.' His presidency was in some ways almost overshadowed…

— Kenya Barris

The President of the United States, if you remove his blackness, then just ask the question, is he a good President or is he…

— Ken Hutcherson

The symbolic value of having an African-American president has certainly eased some racial tensions in America, but they're not gone.

— Naomi Wolf

“Whatever Obama’s other triumphs, arguably his greatest has been an expansion of the black imagination to encompass this: the idea that a man can…

— Ta-Nehisi Coates

Electing the first African-American president was a tremendous accomplishment, but it hasn't erased racism.

— Jack Schlossberg