Afros Quote by Ida B. Wells

The lesson this teaches and which every Afro-American should ponder well, is that a Winchester rifle should have a place of honor in every…

— Ida B. Wells

“Despite the strides America has made in the civil rights movement, eradicating Jim Crow laws, teaching tolerance, and electing an African-American president, racial inequality…

— Lisa Bloom

The lived experience of Black people in the United States has demonstrated countless times that we are neither seen as 'law-abiding citizens' nor worthy…

— Jonathan Capehart

We know that gun violence disproportionately affects Black people in this country, and that was no exception with my son Jordan.

— Lucy McBath

I have asserted the right of Negroes to meet the violence of the Ku Klux Klan by armed self-defense — and have acted on…

— Robert F. Williams

It is hard for a black man to just be himself. We spend so much time in defense of something that is indefensible because…

— Kevin Eubanks

“The Audacity of Despair "You can stand your ground if you're white, and you can use a gun to do it. But if you…

— David Simon

The good news is that the American people, not just the African-American community are saying enough is enough. You can't hold people in custody…

— Bernie Sanders

You know, when Trayvon Martin was first shot I said that this could have been my son. Another way of saying that is Trayvon…

— Barack Obama

African-Americans want to be safe in their community, like any other nationality that lives in America. They don't want to be robbed. They don't…

— Ras Baraka

Donald Trump is correct when he suggests that African-Americans are outraged by gun violence.

— Lucy McBath

In southern culture, possession of a gun became kind of a sign of manhood, not just because of slaves but other white men. If…

— Noam Chomsky