Black Quote by Spike Lee

“The degree of ignorance cannot easily be expressed. We may say, for instance, that nearly two-thirds of them cannot read or write. This but…

— W.E.B. Du Bois

Young people are constantly absorbing - through media, textbooks, and policy - the myths of American exceptionalism; for black children, this means that what…

— Clint Smith

The tendency to conformity in our society is so strong that reasonably intelligent and well-meaning young people are willing to call white black. This…

— Solomon Asch

The public school system is not about educating black children. Never has been. Inner-city schools are about social control. Period. They’re operated as holding…

— Barack Obama

We [Black people] have always used our creativity to battle and we're not the only ones. Black Americans are certainly leaders in that simply…

— Nikki Giovanni

Many black youths are defying stereotypes, achieving good academic results, finding employment and contributing to their communities. But helping those who fall behind is…

— David Lammy

“If young people are exposed to images of African American academic achievement in their early years, they won’t have to define school achievement as…

— Beverly Daniel Tatum

I just wish all these young black kids would realize how significant it is to stop acting a fool out there, killing each other,…

— Charles Barkley

Combining the lack of emotional literacy they may be imbued with, with the fact that if you're black you're not supposed to be that…

— John Amaechi

What we, as black people, need to do is we need to worry about our education.

— Charles Barkley

Do you know who the real hypocrite is? It's the federal government and the Justice Department. It's a fraud; it's a lie. They have…

— James Meredith

It's down to schools to educate children about their history, especially black history.

— Ashley Walters