African-american-authors Quote by Jabari Asim

“opprobrious term, employed to impose contempt upon”

— Jabari Asim

“I did infer, however, that submitting to melancholy would undo the labors of those who had come before me, that I had an obligation…

— Jabari Asim

“Making the nation safe for white people could be more easily accomplished with the help of a whitewashed tale of its origins.”

— Jabari Asim

“Will this ever be over?" "In time. When the Thieves find something else worth stealing." "And then what?" "They'll tell the Stolen that they…

— Jabari Asim

“I wanted to belong to Iris when I didn't even belong to myself.”

— Jabari Asim

I'm seeing more and more books by celebrity authors, and I'm not happy to see them. I'd rather see publishing budgets devoted to genuine…

— Jabari Asim

“Unwinding the white strips from our bodies, we let our sadness float to the ground. Women kicked their heels above their heads. Men twisted…

— Jabari Asim

“What y'all ladies got to share? Hmmm, what you bitches got?" Aunt Georgia sighed and squinted at the boy. She said, "The Lord loves…

— Jabari Asim

“Have you chosen your new name?” “I have a notion. How about you?” “I’m thinking on it but I haven’t settled. Tell me yours.”…

— Jabari Asim

I think the celebrity author trend reflects, at least in part, the growing influence of marketing departments at publishing companies. The emphasis becomes on…

— Jabari Asim

I'm kinda wishy-washy about questions. If you ask me again tomorrow, I'm likely to give you completely different answers.

— Jabari Asim

I am always amazed by the novel angles that people come up with for kids' Christmas books. Even if a family is not religious,…

— Jabari Asim