Black community Quote by Rev. Jesse Lee Peterson

“LAZY AND IRRESPONSIBLE This isn't a politically correct position to have, but I'm convinced that the lack of moral character in many black men…

— Rev. Jesse Lee Peterson

“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

“When black folk say “Black Lives Matter,” they are in search of simple recognition. That they are decent human beings, that they aren’t likely…

— Michael Eric Dyson

“You speak of black excellence, yet you're at the forefront of canceling black people and their businesses. Instead of helping, supporting, advising, or constructively…

— De philosopher DJ Kyos

The problem of the negro is so criminal that many individuals and organizations are going to have to sacrifice what they call their organizational…

— Malcolm X

Addressing the moral failings of black people while ignoring the centuries-old failings of their governments amounts to a bait and switch.

— Ta-Nehisi Coates

“Black behavior—not the wrenching housing and economic discrimination—was blamed for these impoverished Black enclaves.”

— Ibram X. Kendi

The black community has fallen into this horribly dysfunctional equilibrium.

— Amy Wax

I will probably have a tendency to lean toward trying to resolve the issues that negatively impact black people, but the overall picture and…

— David Banner

There are many positive things to say about the black community. No question about it.

— William Julius Wilson

“The time has come to realize that the interracial drama acted out on the American continent has not only created a new black man,…

— James Baldwin

“For that more ennobling narrative, as for much of American history, the fact of black people is a problem.”

— Ta-Nehisi Coates