African American Quotes - Page 32

• As CNN saw our growth in African-American viewership, they affirmed a fundamental truth of news coverage - people will watch you if they see themselves in what you report. It doesn't hurt if the people doing the reporting look like them, too.

  Soledad O'Brien

  Hurt, Cnn, People

  Soledad O'Brien, Rose Marie Arce (2009). “Latino in America”, p.7, Penguin

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• The fact that women are very young in obtaining their civil rights and African-Americans are young in obtaining their civil rights, I think it's about time that we extend that to all Americans, whether straight, gay, purple, green, black, brown.

  Octavia Spencer

  Gay, Thinking, Rights

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• I'm African American / I'm African / I'm black as the moon.

  Kendrick Lamar

  Moon, Black

  "The Blacker The Berry". Song by Kendrick Lamar, Jefferey Campbell, Zale Epstein, Alexander Izquierdo, Brent Kolatalo, Stephen Kozmeniuk, Ken Lewis and Matthew Samuels, February 9, 2015.

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• As an African-American male born with a couple of strikes against you because of your skin color, I think it's very, very important to have some positive role models around, especially male influences.

  Omari Hardwick

  Couple, Thinking, Skin Color

  "Omari Hardwick - The 'Kick-Ass'". Interview with Kam Williams, aalbc.com. 2010.

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• There's a thing called the 'One Drop' theory in African-American culture, which is if you have one drop of black blood in you, you're black.

  Keegan-Michael Key

  Blood, Black, Culture

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• To make an absolutely gross generalization, I think a lot of people feel like if you're mixed, more often than not you're quote unquote white. So if you're mixed, you embrace the mainstream culture more than the African-American culture.

  Keegan-Michael Key

  Thinking, White, Mainstream Culture

  "Key & Peele: 'That’s what Obama should say'". Interview with Willa Paskin, www.salon.com. October 7, 2012.

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• With domestic adoption, you get a form, you fill it out, and there are these boxes: African-American, African-American and Hispanic, and you check the boxes that you're comfortable with. Race is completely open in that regard.

  Jennifer Gilmore

  Race, Adoption, Checks

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• When I got near teen age, I was so happy with my friends and the African American culture that I couldn't imagine not being part of it.

  Johnny Otis

  Age, Culture, Imagine

  "Influential R & B singer, musician" by Randy Lewis, articles.latimes.com. January 19, 2012.

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• Society wants to categorize everything, but to me it's all African-American music.

  Johnny Otis

  Want, African American Music, American Music

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• Chairman Priebus set out on an early and historic political outreach plan which called for investing resources early to build the RNC network well before Election Day. And although the elections are still eight months away, all indications are that the money has been well spent. Our message is getting out to the Hispanic, Asian and African American communities. If we can continue to implement this plan, we will be able to save the country from further policy damages at the hand of President Obama and the Democrats.

  Matt Schlapp

  Country, Opportunity, Eight

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• The police killings of unarmed African Americans has got to stop.

  Bernie Sanders

  Police, Killing, Unarmed

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• In 2008, the Democrats made a great effort among African-American voters, and they did increase their turnout considerably, and among Latino voters.

  Judy Woodruff

  Effort, American Voters, Increase

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• The fact that I was African American was never addressed, and that allowed me to just be a student, like anyone else. I was not aware of how rare it was to be an African American, how rare it was to have four years of training under my belt, and how, even though I could imitate people and fake it, unprepared I was to become a professional.

  Misty Copeland

  Years, People, Fake

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• This whole notion that all African-Americans are not going to vote for Obama is not necessarily true. I believe a third would vote for me, based on my own anecdotal feedback. Not vote for me because I'm black but because of my policies.

  Herman Cain

  Believe, Black, Vote

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• Indians were here first - it's about time. We're way behind the African Americans and Hispanic Americans in getting politically involved, but we're beginning to take a page out of their notebook.

  Ben Nighthorse Campbell

  Notebook, Pages, Way

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• When you talk about evangelicals, don't forget that a significant proportion of the evangelical community is African American. And most African Americans - well over 90 percent, thoroughly evangelical, thoroughly biblical - will probably vote Democratic.

  Tony Campolo

  Biblical, Community, Vote

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• I think an overwhelming portion of the intensely demonstrated animosity toward President Barack Obama is based on the fact that he is a black man, that he's African American.

  Jimmy Carter

  Men, Thinking, Black

  "Carter Cites 'Racism Inclination' in Animosity Toward Obama". Interview with Brian Williams, voices.washingtonpost.com. September 16, 2009.

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• I am an African-American in America. That will never change. But I don't have to be defined by that.

  Robert Griffin III

  America, Never Change, Defined

  " Local Robert Griffin III: If he's a "cornball", give us more" by Alfonzo Porter, www.washingtonpost.com. December 19, 2012.

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• I don't play too much into the color game, because I don't want to be the best African American quarterback, I want to be the best quarterback.

  Robert Griffin III

  Play, Color, Games

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• Warren Moon and Doug Williams really didn't run that much. That's the negative stereotype when it comes to African-American quarterbacks, that most of us just run. Those guys threw it around. I like to think I can throw it around a little bit.

  Robert Griffin III

  Running, Thinking, Moon

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• You know Latin people? African-American people? How our skin ages more slowly? Even though we're dramatic, we move our faces, we eat higher-fat foods, we're the ones with fewer wrinkles - it makes you wonder.

  Salma Hayek

  Latin, Moving, Wrinkles

  "Salma Hayek Talks Acne, Depression, & Botox" by Kacy Ray, www.foxnews.com. April 5, 2012.

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• There's a whole lot more to the African-American community than entertainment and sports.

  J. C. Watts

  Sports, Community, Entertainment

  "Watts launches African-American channel". Interview with Helena Andrews, www.politico.com. July 17, 2008.

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• 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 to be heard. I don't claim and pretend to know the thoughts and opinions and ideas of all African-Americans.

  J. C. Watts

  Thinking, Views, Ideas

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• I guess probably in my time in politics, it continued to be affirmed to me that the African-American community, despite being subscription television's most valuable customers, they are very underserved by cable and satellite television programming options.

  J. C. Watts

  Community, Television, Satellites

  "Watts launches African-American channel". Interview with Helena Andrews, www.politico.com. July 17, 2008.

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• The symbolic value of having an African-American president has certainly eased some racial tensions in America, but they're not gone.

  Naomi Wolf

  America, President, Gone

  "Naomi Wolf on Obama: 'His record on civil liberties is shocking'". Interview with Killian Fox, www.theguardian.com. October 13, 2012.

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