African american Quote by Tracy Martin

Take the time to discover how African-Americans have had a great impact on this country. In science, education, literature, art, and politics.

— Lynn Swann

Progress for black Americans depends on good schools because education is the last great equalizer.

— Alphonso Jackson

We can revolutionize the attitude of inner city brown and black kids to learning. We need a civil rights movement within the African-American community.

— Henry Louis Gates

I was blessed to get an education available to few black women in Africa at that time. Every woman should be able to get…

— Julia Mavimbela

We need candidate schools to recruit more young African-Americans to run for office and more diverse law enforcement communities.

— Claire McCaskill

And I think that we in America need to understand that many schools need improvement, and particularly with respect to how they're serving minority…

— Margaret Spellings

Education remains one of the black community's most enduring values. It is sustained by the belief that freedom and education go hand in hand,…

— Marian Wright Edelman

In this country, we're okay with taking into account wealth and lineage and legacy status, but to look at racial balance in school, to…

— Miguel Cardona

All of our schools should be good enough to attract a healthy racial mix, which, I believe, leads to the most effective learning for…

— Ruby Bridges

During the days of segregation, there was not a place of higher learning for African Americans. They were simply not welcome in many of…

— Michael N. Castle

I would love to be a well-educated black, because I believe they do have an actual advantage.

— Pope Francis

I do think, however, that there's a very diverse point of view in the African-American community. There's a lot of different voices that need…

— J. C. Watts