Blacks Quote by William Julius Wilson Download Open image “There is a tendency to want to treat blacks as a monolithic socioeconomic group.” — William Julius Wilson ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.4 out of 5 (3 ratings) Copy quoteShare Blacks Group Groups Tendencies Tendency Treat Treats Want
The African-American community is not monolithic. It's liberal and conservative. — Pam Grier Copy Share
I think, all too often, this society has too monolithic a definition of what a black American is. — Uzodinma Iweala Copy Share Image
When the world's moving towards being the most inclusive it's ever been, it's unthinkable that certain basic aspects of life are still so unfair… — Troy Deeney Copy Share Image
I need to point out that African-Americans are not a monolith and do not operate in groupthink. — Omarosa Manigault Newman Copy Share
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 Copy Share Image
“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 to commit crimes, that they’re reasonably smart. That they’re no more evil than the next person, that they’re willing to work hard to get ahead, that they love their kids and want them to do better… — Michael Eric Dyson Copy Share
“It shames me to admit that in the white-defined society in which I was raised, blacks were considered merely background. This was worse than physical segregation. This was psychological segregation. It wasn't that we were taught not to associate with blacks: close association was unavoidable. Instead, we were taught to see half the population not as individuals but as functionaries… — Jonathan Odell Copy Share
Like any group that has endured much, African Americans have created a strong and mutually reinforcing sense of group identity. That's not a bad… — J. C. Watts Copy Share Image
Blacks have been in the position of having to rebel since day one. It's only natural. Black people are the lowest on the totem… — Laurence Fishburne Copy Share Image
It's understandable why a minority that was treated as badly as blacks in this country have been for so long would, when they finally… — Bill Maher Copy Share Image
Given the historical power differential between blacks and whites, blacks are required to be attentive to the way their white counterparts see themselves in… — James A. Forbes Copy Share Image
My research clearly reveals that if we want to put inner-city workers to work immediately, we just can't rely on the private sector. They… — William Julius Wilson Copy Share Image
If you're talking about the narrow issue of public assistance, I would like to see us move to a more healthy system. But until… — William Julius Wilson Copy Share Image
The middle class has just fallen further and further behind the rich. — William Julius Wilson Copy Share Image
If you're going to compare a middle-income black kid with a middle- income white kid, and, say, you control for family background, family education,… — William Julius Wilson Copy Share Image
Prior to 1940, the affluent and the middle class began to converge, but after 1979, the economic gap between the middle class and affluent widened significantly. — William Julius Wilson Copy Share Image
But the person who scored well on an SAT will not necessarily be the best doctor or the best lawyer or the best businessman.… — William Julius Wilson Copy Share Image
Black employers are just as negative as the white employers concerning inner-city workers. — William Julius Wilson Copy Share Image
I think it is difficult to achieve a meaningful political coalition if you have race-based programs that divide members of the coalition. The problem… — William Julius Wilson Copy Share Image
Unemployment is higher in Europe than in the United States and primarily concentrated in immigrant minority populations, so people are worried about what's going… — William Julius Wilson Copy Share Image
A lot of joblessness in the black community doesn't seem to be reachable through fiscal and monetary policies. People have not been drawn into… — William Julius Wilson Copy Share Image
I don't think we should stop emphasizing race because I think, you know, race is still very, very important, and we have to recognize… — William Julius Wilson Copy Share Image
During the Great Depression, African Americans were faced with problems that were not unlike those experienced by the most disadvantaged groups in society. The… — William Julius Wilson Copy Share Image
For people of color - especially African Americans - the idea that racist cops might frame members of their community is no abstract notion,… — Tim Wise Copy Share Image
“The black officer checks Daddy while his partner glances around at all of the onlookers. There's quite a few of us now. Ms. Yvette… — Angie Thomas Copy Share Image
I disagree with the prevailing point of view of some black leaders that special treatment for blacks is acceptable. — Clarence Thomas Copy Share Image
Russians not only vehemently despise blacks, they believe Africa begins at the Ukraine border. — P. J. O'Rourke Copy Share Image
“In the context of the Negro problem neither whites nor blacks, for excellent reasons of their own, have the faintest desire to look back;… — James Baldwin Copy Share Image
“In America the magazines in which one can frequently publish stories or poems about Negroes are very few, and most of these do not… — Langston Hughes Copy Share Image
“Since neither black animosity nor the Left’s falsehood of “racial tensions” is based on the actual behavior of the vast majority of white Americans,… — Dennis Prager Copy Share Image
“I had seen a photograph of Emmett Till's body just after it was pulled from the river. I had seen photographs of white folks… — Alice Walker Copy Share Image
“Has this situation made you fearful of cops?" she eventually asks. "I don't know," I say truthfully. "My uncle's a cop. I know not… — Angie Thomas Copy Share Image
“I remained abroad ten months, which was much longer than I had anticipated. During all that time, I never saw the slightest symptom of… — Harriet Ann Jacobs Copy Share Image
My family's support and the negative environment of the day toward blacks in South Carolina became the forces that led me out of the… — Joe Frazier Copy Share Image
“Daddy once told me there's a rage passed down to every black man from his ancestors, born the moment they couldn't stop the slave… — Angie Thomas Copy Share Image
