African Quote by Ruby Bridges

His honour rooted in dishonour stood, And faith unfaithful kept him falsely true.

— Alfred Lord Tennyson

For people of color - especially African Americans - the idea that racist cops might frame members of their community is no abstract notion,…

— Tim Wise

The separate water foundations, park benches, bathrooms and restaurants of the Jim Crow South startled me. These experiences motivated my lifelong study of the…

— James Heckman

“I don't want people to think I mind being mistaken for African American. I don't. There are, however, many African immigrants in America who,…

— Nadia Owusu

“Most people write me off when they see me. They do not know my story. They say I am just an African. They judge…

— idowu koyenikan

Typically, during recessionary times, particular groups suffer higher rates of unemployment -African Americans, and Latinos, and in some cases other minority groups. If you…

— Hilda Solis

I'm the kind of person that when I saw a lack of African Americans in the apparel business, that was something I set out…

— Daymond John

We as African Americans knew that if we wanted to see change, we had to step up to the plate and make that change…

— Ruby Bridges

For my family and my neighbors, America stood for something real, something tangible. America, and therefore Americans, stood for freedom, family, truth and justice.

— Amy McGrath

I still remember, at the age of 12, learning that segregation had been permitted only a couple of decades before I was born and…

— Rashida Tlaib

And Americans have always stood ready to pay the cost in energy and treasure which are needed to make those goals a reality.

— Lyndon B. Johnson

They say African Americans. I say black people. I've only been to Africa once. I've been in America all my life!

— Herman Cain