Black people Quote by Mike Espy

We need the cops, especially in the black community.

— Charles Barkley

We need to hire more black police officers in this country because these are good jobs, and African Americans should have their fair share…

— James Forman, Jr

At the end of the day, I think my story is, we need black officers because African-Americans need a fair shot at good jobs…

— James Forman, Jr

Too many of our fellow Americans have to struggle each day against the obstacles imposed by racism, history and original sin. These obstacles are…

— Conor Lamb

Black Lives Matter is not just concerned with what happens in policing. The disregard, the disrespect, and the lack of dignity for black life…

— Alicia Garza

I want to see Black Lives Matter be able to ultimately reduce law enforcement funding.

— Patrisse Cullors

It goes back in the black community that the police are not your friends. That's an old, old, deep understanding that we have, that…

— Courtney B. Vance

We keep calling for accountability and reinvestment and a push for all of us to imagine a world where black people are not policed…

— Patrisse Cullors

If black lives mattered, I believe that policing and immigration enforcement would not be the devastating force that it is in our communities.

— Opal Tometi

All these police treating our people wrong, man. Black lives matter, but we got fans of all different colors, so all lives matter.

— Quavo

How can we bridge the gap between... African-American males and white cops?

— GloZell

Through Black Lives Matter and social media, we've been able to have a really challenging discussion with America about police and how much it…

— Patrisse Cullors