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“Who originates the latest slang terms that are, seemingly overnight, known to every black youth across the country?”

— Donald Jeffries

The Afrocentric exploration of the black past only scratches the surface. A full examination of the ancestry of those who are referred to in…

— Ishmael Reed

Body and soul, Black America reveals the extreme questions of contemporary life, questions of freedom and identity: How can I be who I am?

— June Jordan

It's really interesting when I go into a community where they haven't seen me before because I often get, 'I didn't know you were…

— Andrew Gillum

“And remember that it’s not about you. American Blacks are not telling you that you are to blame. They are just telling you what…

— Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

I don't walk around all the time thinking of myself as African American, but oftentimes in Hollywood, you are reminded of that in ways…

— Salim Akil

Some black people want to get in touch with their African roots. But then you got some black people that just don't give a…

— Wanda Sykes

Black youth, in general, have no understanding of our past. Young black people who don't know who Martin Luther King Jr. was, don't know…

— Yolanda King

The African-American community has been let down by our politicians. They talk good around election time, and after the election, they say, see ya…

— Donald Trump

“What would the black community be if we taught our children love, family values, self-respect, nonviolence, how to manage money, how to speak up…

— Lashaunda K. Jackson-Williams

We examine and highlight the history of the African descendants in America, and know that each and every one of us has come this…

— Yvette Clarke

I think all in all, one thing a lot of plays seem to be saying is that we need to, as black Americans, to…

— August Wilson