African american Quote by Sterling K. Brown

There is no African, myself included, who does not appreciate the help of the wider world, but we do question whether aid is genuine…

— Uzodinma Iweala

The recognized achievements of some Negroes, despite rigid racial barriers, indicate that society by its prejudices may be depriving itself of valuable contributions from…

— Kenneth Clark

From their resilience through the brutalities of slavery to the ongoing fight for equity, African Americans have played a critical role as the economic…

— Al N. Green

We live in a world where black humanity is a relatively new idea.

— Marc Lamont Hill

What sets black people apart is not some deficit in personal responsibility. It's the weight on our shoulders. That is what's actually different. We…

— Ta-Nehisi Coates

Black people have to define who we are, or others do it for us.

— Baron Vaughn

I think the black man in America wants to be recognized as a human being; and it's almost impossible for one who has enslaved…

— Malcolm X

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

When you have a policy of making sure that African Americans cannot build wealth, of plundering African American communities of wealth, giving opportunities to…

— Ta-Nehisi Coates

We all have that capacity to lose our humanity when circumstances force us to do so. It's not specific to people who live in…

— Ishmael Beah

African-Americans don't need handouts and donations; we can hire ourselves if white corporate America does business with us in a fair and equitable way.

— Byron Allen