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In the community, in the African-American community, one person ought to say something, and that is the minister. The minister is paid by the people. He doesn't work for a big company. He doesn't represent a particular special interest.

~Clementa C. Pinckney

Topics: African-American Big Big Company By The People Community Company He Interest Minister Ought Paid Particular People Person Represent Say Something Special Special Interest Work

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Anytime an African-American writes an unconventional novel, the writer gets compared to Ellison. But that's O.K. I am working in the African-American literary tradition. That's my aim and what I see as my mission.

~Colson Whitehead

Topics: African-American Aim Am Anytime Compared Gets Literary Mission Novel See Tradition Unconventional Working Writer Writes I Am I See

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There are as many quality African-American actors and actresses as Caucasians, but it seems that they get a lot more opportunities.

~Columbus Short

Topics: Actor Actress African-American Get Lot Many More Opportunities Quality Seems

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Republicans have called for a National African-American Museum. The plan is being held up by finding a location that isn't in their neighborhood.

~Conan O'Brien

Topics: African-American Being Finding Held Location Museum National Neighborhood Plan Republicans Up

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I feel like kids in general, not just African-American kids, are influenced by what they see, both positive and negative.

~Curtis Granderson

Topics: African-American Both Feel General Influenced Just Kids Like Negative Positive See I Feel I Feel Like

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I'm a kid who grew up in an all African-American neighborhood and got into schools and aspired to just be me, and didn't worry about labels or anything. Just wanted to be a success at what I did.

~Darius Rucker

Topics: About African-American Anything Aspired Did Got Grew Just Just Be Kid Labels Me Neighborhood Schools Success Up Wanted Who Worry

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'Invisible Man' holds such an honored place in African-American literature that Ralph Ellison didn't have to write anything else to break bread with the remembered dead. But he did try to go on, because if a writer has done one great thing, then the pressures to do another are intense.

~Darryl Pinckney

Topics: African-American Another Anything Anything Else Because Bread Break Dead Did Done Else Go Great Great Thing He Holds Honored Intense Invisible Literature Man Place Pressures Ralph Remembered Then Thing Try Write Writer

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The simple truth is that balding African-American men look cool when they shave their heads, whereas balding white men look like giant thumbs.

~Dave Barry

Topics: African-American Cool Giant Heads Like Look Men Shave Simple Simple Truth Thumbs Truth Truth Is Whereas White

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There are not a lot of young African-American guys who come through the video room. I wanted to make sure I was one of those guys, not only to live up to that standard but almost make a breakthrough for young African-American men. There is a pathway for you through the video room as well, but you have to be willing to do the work.

~David Fizdale

Topics: African-American Almost Breakthrough Come Guys Live Lot Make Men Only Pathway Room Standard Sure Those Through Up Video Wanted Well Who Willing Work You Young

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America was magnificently characterized in November of 2008 when we elected, for the first time, an African-American President of the United States.

~David Scott

Topics: African-American America Characterized Elected First First Time November President States Time United United States

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