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The racism of the Nazis threatened to make whatever we had experienced look like child's play. If they could be so brutal to the Jews, what would they do to the blacks? So large numbers of black young men and women rallied to the defence of the empire. Peter Abrahams
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In the white community, the path to a more perfect union means acknowledging that what ails the African-American community does not just exist in the minds of black people; that the legacy of discrimination - and current incidents of discrimination, while less overt than in the past - are real and must be addressed. Barack Obama
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The government is trying to paint this as a clear case of right vs. wrong. What the defense is doing is suggesting this case is not nearly as black and white as the government is trying to suggest.
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To this day, images of apes and monkeys are used as a way to depict black people. It's what it will always mean. You can't just dress monkeys up like people and not conjure Jim Crow.
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I've read quite a few readers' reviews of my book on Amazon, saying, 'Ah, he criticises the free market, he advocates central planning.' I don't do that for a minute! But this is our black and white, dichotomous way of thinking - which has really been harmful. Ha-Joon Chang
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The only politics in this country that's relevant to black people today is the politics of revolution... none other. H. Rap Brown
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We're going to fight racism not with racism, but we're going to fight with solidarity. We say we're not going to fight capitalism with black capitalism, but we're going to fight it with socialism. Fred Hampton
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Respectfully, 'Awkward Black Girl' was never meant to be politically correct. We poke fun at ignorance. Issa Rae
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I don't think the mainstream media understands people of color are multidimensional. For some reason, there's an idea that only white people are relatable. I don't think it's necessarily racist. But it's odd, because the people who watch the most television are black women, so we should be represented in more ways.
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The black characters on TV are the sidekicks, or they're insignificant. You could put all the black sidekicks on one show, and it would be the most boring, one-dimensional show ever. Even look at the black women on 'Community' and 'Parks and Recreation' - they are the archetype of the large black women on television. Snide and sassy.
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with black feathery trim -- because the founding father was ''so stiff. George Washington
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Yet critics on the left find it incomprehensible that any black American could succeed on his or her own through hard work and determination. Alphonso Jackson
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The question that I started off with was, I thought, very simple. It was just 'Is there a massive black hole at the center of the Milky Way?' But one of the things I love about science is that you always end up with new questions. Andrea M. Ghez
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The black community has been the foundation of the progressive community in this country for a long time.
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I'd go for roles that would say 'for all ethnicities,' but what they're pretty much saying is, 'We want a Caucasian guy or a black guy.' One or the other. Bronson Pelletier
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One of the things about being a minority actor is that you don't have that opportunity as some of your counterparts to keep that flow, to constantly be going from one thing to the other, so when you see really great performances out there by some black folks, you know it's coming from somewhere deep, because they just don't work as much.
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There's no white comic that sells tickets to black people like me. They're going to get their hair done, get a new outfit, and come out to see a white dude. Gary Owen
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What I like about Yves Saint Laurent Black Opium is that it's an understated scent that's somehow familiar. Edie Campbell
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I disagree with the prevailing point of view of some black leaders that special treatment for blacks is acceptable. Clarence Thomas
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The Democratic Party has taken the black community for granted and said, 'This is the most loyal constituency we have. They're not going anywhere.' But the Republican Party has said, 'That's the most loyal constituency Democrats have. They're not going anywhere. We've got to win without them.' J. C. Watts
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I wish I was a woman of about thirty-six dressed in black satin with a string of pearls. Daphne du Maurier
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The devil is not as black as he is painted. Dante Alighieri
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The wonderful thing about the black church for me is that it forces you to come to terms with the centrality of love in the world. Cornel West
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This is the very center of everything there is. A huge black hole eating up the galaxy. The end of everything. Clifford D. Simak
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If you are black, if you are Puerto Rican or Hispanic, be proud of that. But don't let it become a problem. Let it become somebody else's problem. Colin Powell
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I don't understand people who dream in black and white. I just don't get it. My dreams have always been vivid color. Gary Ross
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My mother's favorite photograph was one of herself at twenty-four years old, unbearably beautiful, utterly glamorous, in a black-straw cartwheel hat, dark-red lipstick, and a smart black suit, her notepad on a cocktail table. I know nothing about that woman. Amy Bloom
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My splurge would be a pair of leather Christian Louboutin over-the-knee boots. They're sick! I would do a really stretchy skinny jean under a black turtleneck and call it a day! Adrienne Bailon
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Reggae music don't really focus on one thing, you know. If reggae music is speaking about the struggle of people, and the suffering, it don't mean black people. It mean people in general. Burning Spear
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We have to call on all parties to calm their nerves and to continue the dialogue ... because they are heading toward a solution, ... What is important is to bring back justice, fairness and the utilization of land for all Zimbabweans black and white alike. Joaquim Chissano
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We have short memories. People should remember Sammy, particularly kids and particularly during Black History Month. Thanks to Sammy, black performers now have opportunities he never imagined. Ben Vereen
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This will go down as one of the earliest and most promotional Black Fridays in history,
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The 'Pan' script made it to the Black List in 2013. Jason Fuchs