Abundance Quote by John Ridley

The harsh truth is that 'respectability' is the exorbitant tax we African Americans are forced to pay daily as we try to live out…

— Jonathan Capehart

We can see that the complexity we witness inside the African-American community today has always been there. Black people were just as noble and…

— Henry Louis Gates

There is a tendency to want to treat blacks as a monolithic socioeconomic group.

— William Julius Wilson

I think sometimes what people miss about black people is that we're complicated, that we are indeed messy, that we do our best with…

— Viola Davis

The black community can be competitive and cautious when it comes to those we want put on display for the world to see and…

— Karamo Brown

Most blacks will argue that they excel because of hard work, because of intellect, determination, sweat, blood, tears and risk.

— Jesse Jackson

The most valuable blacks are those in prison, those who have the warrior spirit, who had a sense of being African. They got for…

— August Wilson

As a result of the absence and weakness of black men, blacks have allowed every ungodly thing to influence their communities.

— Jesse Lee Peterson

I advance it therefore as a suspicion only, that the blacks, whether originally a distinct race, or made distinct by time and circumstances, are…

— Thomas Jefferson

While not always pretty or comfortable to discuss, Black history shines a light on the everlasting resilience of patriots in the Black community who…

— Byron Donalds

Blacks have had to learn to protect themselves by being cynical but not cynical enough to slam the door on potential opportunities. We go…

— Jackie Robinson

Black folks are judged by quantity, not quality. It's a decimal point or figure. How different is that from slavery? There's no moral code,…

— Chuck D