American dream Quote by John Edgar Wideman

It's impossible for 30 million black people to be violent against 170 million - we need a mental revolution, unity in coming together, and not physical.

— Muhammad Ali

While violence is part of what it means to be part of the black diaspora in the United States, that is not all it…

— Clint Smith

While America is generally a violent place, no culture in this country glorifies violence more than the African-American community. And consequently, no other racial…

— Jemele Hill

Most violence is intra-racial, and much of the violence in African-American communities is a function of drug availability, joblessness and poverty.

— Julianne Malveaux

Black people are just constantly immature in their thinking, undisciplined, and we suffer as a people. This is not about race in the sense…

— KRS-One

One principle I've been fighting for that doesn't endear me to a lot of people is that black people can be just as complicated…

— Henry Louis Gates

In the event of a violent revolution, we would be sorely outnumbered. And when it was all over, the Negro would face the same…

— Martin Luther King, Jr

The black people of America have been victims of violence at the hands of the white men for four hundred years, and following the…

— Malcolm X

Every community has crime and violence; it's a part of being human. This idea that black communities are more violent than others is just…

— Patrisse Cullors

We're taught to be strong, independent, always handling things our way. But if you do too much, you're the angry Black woman. 'Calm down.'…

— A'ja Wilson

Black people in America have to, for their own protection, develop a defense mechanism, and I just grew terribly tired of it. When you…

— Randall Robinson

When someone asks me about violence, I just find it incredible, because what it means is that the person who’s asking that question has…

— Angela Davis