Behavior Quote by Thomas Chatterton Williams

There is a tendency to want to treat blacks as a monolithic socioeconomic group.

— William Julius Wilson

There has always been a conscious effort to destroy any upliftment of the black race, whether that be physically, mentally, psychologically, morally, culturally, or…

— KRS-One

There are those who believe Black people possess the secret of joy and that it is this that will sustain them through any spiritual…

— Alice Walker

Those in the community who defy authority and 'break the law' seem to enjoy the good life and have everything in the way of…

— Huey Newton

“The dependence on the physical often occurs because many black men feel (rightfully or wrongfully) that they are not privy to the same opportunities…

— Ricky L. Jones

Blacks have had to learn to protect themselves by being cynical but not cynical enough to slam the door on potential opportunities. We go…

— Jackie Robinson

White supremacist ideology is based first and foremost on the degradation of black bodies in order to control them. One of the best ways…

— Cornel West

But blacks make little to no progress and, worse, the preoccupation with injustice only leaves them eternally inconsolable and cut off from their own…

— Shelby Steele

“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

“It is my belief that conscious African American students ought to be in a constant state of rage and in a constant search for…

— Pearl Cleage

Sadly, black people disassociate ourselves from the things which make us who we are, identifying them as lesser, or inferior. It's a form of…

— Nate Parker

I see many black males grasping for some thread of hope. There are so many destructive practices, glimpses into a psychic abyss. That must…

— Yusef Komunyakaa