Code Quote by Frances Fox Piven

“Millions of Americans instinctively associate “poverty” with “black.”

— David Cay Johnston

For complicated historical and political reasons, we associate 'poor' in our public consciousness with 'black.' Terms such as 'welfare queen' and 'culture of poverty'…

— J. D. Vance

“Today, many whites oppose all social reform as "welfare programs for blacks." They ignore the fact that poor whites have employment, education, and social…

— Derrick Bell

For black America needs a politics whose first mission isn't the reinforcement of the idea of black America; and a discourse of race that…

— Anonymous

Black Realism or cosmopolitan black politician is a code word to say this is a black person that is not tied to a civil…

— Michael C Dawson

[A]ffirmative action in the United States has made blacks. . .who have largely lifted themselves out of poverty, look like people who owe their…

— Thomas Sowell

“So many black families spend all of their time trying to fix the problems of the past. That is the curse of being black…

— Trevor Noah

“The lack of moral character is the number one problem in the black community today”

— Rev. Jesse Lee Peterson

“Blacks must learn that true freedom from poverty is available only through hard work and perseverance, not through affirmative action programs, protesting, or blind…

— Rev. Jesse Lee Peterson

“LAZY AND IRRESPONSIBLE This isn't a politically correct position to have, but I'm convinced that the lack of moral character in many black men…

— Rev. Jesse Lee Peterson

“In the United States, violence and heroism have been made synonymous except when it comes to blacks, and”

— James Baldwin

“What would the black community be if we taught our children love, family values, self-respect, nonviolence, how to manage money, how to speak up…

— Lashaunda K. Jackson-Williams