Aspects of life Quote by Troy Deeney

The black community can be competitive and cautious when it comes to those we want put on display for the world to see and…

— Karamo Brown

Sometimes black people really want to hold onto our oppression - 'This is ours! This belongs to us.' You can't just talk about equality…

— Wanda Sykes

I think it's really important that we understand the ways in which blackness plays out, right, and discrimination against black people impacts different communities…

— Opal Tometi

I think that's the best thing about being black is that we find a way to make our own communities and always give room…

— Brian Tyree Henry

As black people we were out to further our equality. I don't pay attention to the controversial connotations put on by media and the…

— Chuck D

Racism has its boot squarely wedged on the neck of black communities, and we don't want to be told that hard work and responsibility…

— Patrisse Cullors

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

— William Julius Wilson

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

I fully understand that the African-American community has suffered from discrimination and that there are many wrongs that must still be made right.

— Donald Trump

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 think sometimes what people miss about black people is that we're complicated, that we are indeed messy, that we do our best with…

— Viola Davis

It is amazing how many people think they are doing blacks a favor by exempting them from standards that others are expected to meet.

— Thomas Sowell