“But what I learned from my experience in living in a community of almost all African-American people, and what I learned from my experience in living in my own community in Oklahoma before the relocation is that poor people have a much, much greater capacity for solving their own problems than most people give them credit for.”
Wilma Mankiller
“This circus is an icon in the African-American community. Because it is multicultural, all people can come and enjoy the circus. The dress and the music appeals to the audience. We're hip.”
Alan Lincoln
“One of the biggest things in the African-American community, people don't report crime.”
Richard Garland
“Take jazz or blues; you can't disregard that part of the African-American experience, or even try to transcend it. They are affirmations and celebrations of the value and worth of the African-American spirit. And young people would do well to understand them as the roots of today's rap, rather than some antique to be tossed away.”
August Wilson
“It's a severe loss to our country and the African-American community nationwide. I would put her in the same league as Rosa Parks in terms of what she represents.”
Raoul Cunningham
“How come there are so many murders in the African-American community? What other place can you get away with murder?”
Adreinne Young
“We have six fairly new Community Family Clubs -- three that are primarily Hispanic and three that are African American, ... Each one of these clubs has around 80 members and there is no age requirement.”
Rick Williams
