African american Quote by Ryan Coogler

That one lesson that African American communities have learned over the centuries in America is that you can't just take for granted that things…

— Ben H. Winters

Black men struggle with masculinity so much. The idea that we must always be strong really presses us all down - it keeps us…

— Donald Glover

Black women are supposed to be 'strong,' but the burden of carrying our race and carrying our families adds the pressure.

— Aunjanue Ellis

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

Black people are the only segment in American society that is defined by its weakest elements. Every other segment is defined by its highest…

— Jewell Jackson McCabe

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 is no Black person here who can afford to wait to be led into positive action for survival. Each one of us must…

— Audre Lorde

There are a lot of black men doing really well, taking care of their families, taking care of their wives, being successful, doing the…

— Thomas Jones

We must learn how to live in the space of inner peace in our everyday lives. This takes consistent, conscious effort because I know…

— Susan L. Taylor

“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

Young black men in this country have to understand that they have a responsibility. They cannot be the enemy in their own neighborhoods and…

— Jim Brown

Black people in the US are told all the time, from all aspects, that they're nothing, that they're less than. And of course that…

— Jesmyn Ward