The black population now consists of two distinct classes-the middle class and the poor.
Constance Baker MotleyI am mostly a pretty worried person. In conversations, I am always worried about what to say.
Ira GlassI made my way on to a grey list, a black list even. That's something I'm very proud of, actually.
Elmer BernsteinWhat America demands in her black champions is a brilliant, powerful body and a dull, bestial mind.
Eldridge CleaverUntil the legacy of remembered and reenacted trauma is taken seriously, black America cannot heal.
bell hooks