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Quotes About African-American

I think music is one of the hero/sheroes of the African-American existence.
~ Maya Angelou
[People] have no jobs, they have horrible education, they have no safety or security, and I say to the African-American community, what the hell do you have to lose?
~ Donald Trump
I knew that there were several, among African-American leaders, who had been put out by me because of my failure or reluctance to endorse Sen. Kerry
~ Rodney Alexander
Black women's participation in constructing African-American culture in all-Black settings and the distinctive perspectives gained from their outsider-within placement in domestic work provide the material backdrop for a unique Black women's standpoint. When armed with cultural beliefs honed in Black civil society, many back women who found themselves doing domestic work often developed distinct views of the contradictions between the dominant group's actions and ideologies.
~ Patricia Hill Collins
One of the many sad ironies of African-American life is that every banal dysfunctional social gathering is called a "function.
~ Paul Beatty
One of the many sad ironies of African-American life is that every banal dysfunctional social gathering is called a "function." And
~ Paul Beatty