Back Quote by Justin Simien

Black people have slavery. And white people have our own thing-stuff we went though that hurt us that we have to cope with. Like…

— Louis C. K

Your ancestors dragged these black people from their homes by force; and in the white man's quest for wealth and an easy life they…

— Albert Einstein

Systemically, there hasn't been an oppression more overt and long-lasting than economic oppression against black people and minorities in this country.

— Kerby Jean-Raymond

Black people have been working hard for decades.

— Cornel West

History shows that black people have been second-class citizens, less than human. That's what had to happen with slavery. You had to dehumanise a…

— John Barnes

Black people in the US are told all the time, from all aspects, that they're nothing, that they're less than. And of course that…

— Jesmyn Ward

Black people have been marginalized and kept away from the economics of this country. I think people are starting to understand that and are…

— The D.O.C

I speak to the black experience, but I am always talking about the human condition.

— Maya Angelou

Keep on complaining about slavery and that was over 40 to 50 years ago. You know, black folks need to move on.

— Ludacris

What sets black people apart is not some deficit in personal responsibility. It's the weight on our shoulders. That is what's actually different. We…

— Ta-Nehisi Coates

You take a look at the history of African Americans in the US. There's been about thirty years of relative freedom. There was a…

— Noam Chomsky

It is over one hundred years since the abolition of slavery. The Negro people in the United States have taken plenty and they have…

— C. L. R. James