African american Quote by Michael Eric Dyson

Blackness also has positive dimensions, those that bear the political meanings of African American people, among other blacks, who have struggled for self-determination and…

— Michael Eric Dyson

“The term 'black' was given a rebirth by the black youth revolt. As reborn, it does not refer to the particular color of any…

— Chancellor Williams

Sadly, black people disassociate ourselves from the things which make us who we are, identifying them as lesser, or inferior. It's a form of…

— Nate Parker

Being black has been put in such a negative light. For such a long time, being black has been criminalized, but being black is…

— Zozibini Tunzi

Merely by describing yourself as black you have started on a road towards emancipation, you have committed yourself to fight against all forces that…

— Steven Biko

If you are born black, and you don't accept your natural status as a victim, then the validity of your blackness is immediately called…

— Candace Owens

“Only black people can use controversial racial terms such as “Negro.”

— Matthew Quick

There haven't been enough profound things written about what being black means and what a black character is. Nobody knows.

— James Earl Jones

Like any group that has endured much, African Americans have created a strong and mutually reinforcing sense of group identity. That's not a bad…

— J. C. Watts

An American Negro, however deep his sympathies, or however bright his rage, ceases to be simply a black man when he faces a black…

— James A. Baldwin

“Throughout this book I will use the terms African-American, black, and Negro interchangeably. There is rarely a logic to it, so please try not…

— Baratunde R. Thurston

I don't use the term "black" very often. I use the term African-American more than I use "black".

— Rick Santorum