America Quote by David Oyelowo

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

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

— Naomi Wolf

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

Clearly, I think that there have been racial problems in America for a long time. I still think that, particularly during the second half…

— Marty Walsh

We still have a long way to go but if we work together and we work hard, you'll see black people in positions you…

— Leah Chase

We do have a black president, and that means a lot. People ask, 'What has he done?' What he's done is change the color…

— Glynn Turman

There is no doubt that the issue of race is always present in American politics and in the politics of any multiracial society. There…

— Al Gore

I think the way the country has changed in part because of the presidency of Barack Obama, I think in part because of what…

— Killer Mike

Sure, this country has a black president, but when you look at a black president, President Obama is left with his foot stuck in…

— Hank Aaron

I know that so many of us hoped that, by electing our first black president, we had turned the page on this chapter in…

— Hillary Clinton

The promise of Obama's presidency, in many people's minds, is partly that America will move toward becoming a post-racial society. It's pretty clear, though,…

— Timothy Noah

We have a black President in the United States. I think the world has matured. It's no longer about colour, but the person in…

— Marlon Wayans