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I had experiences or exposure to music in church. I went to a church, it was very unique. It was a predominantly African American Catholic church. So they would have - one mass would be traditional church music, and then the other mass would be gospel music.

~Aaron Diehl

Topics: African African American American Catholic Catholic Church Church Experiences Exposure Gospel Gospel Music Had Mass Music Other Then Traditional Unique Very Would

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I think I would like to see more roles for South Asian performers that are more inclusive and part of the American Diaspora, the American tapestry, perhaps the way that African American and Hispanic roles have developed.

~Aasif Mandvi

Topics: African African American American Asian Developed Hispanic Inclusive Like More Part Performers Perhaps Roles See South Tapestry Think Way Would I Think

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My husband is actually biracial. He is Caucasian and African American. And my brother's fiance is Latina. So we have a colorful family.

~Aja Brown

Topics: Actually African African American American Brother Colorful Family Fiance He Husband Latina

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My question is why does every African American fighter have to be the villain?

~Andre Ward

Topics: African African American American Does Every Fighter Question Villain Why

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I don't believe that the fight for trans rights or African American rights is different from the fight against war, or the fight for refugees.

~Andreja Pejic

Topics: African African American Against American Believe Different Fight Refugees Rights War

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I hope we can see African American characters as the diva, as the villain, and also as the praying mother. We are all of those things. We tended to only be the best friend or the neighbor in everybody's sitcom.

~Angela Robinson

Topics: African African American Also American Best Best Friend Characters Diva Everybody Friend Hope Mother Neighbor Only Praying See Sitcom Things Those Villain

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Trump's position is that the people who are most victimised by black criminals are law-abiding black people, and he's been doing very well with the African American people by taking that message to them.

~Ann Coulter

Topics: African African American American American People Been Black Criminals Doing He Law-Abiding Message Most People Position Taking Them Trump Very Well Who

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When I got out of acting school, I was lucky to have gotten any job at all. A lot of people hiring African American actresses - it was right after 'Roots,' and for society, not me, it was great. Nice richly dark-skinned people was the fashion, and I was not.

~Anna Deavere Smith

Topics: Acting Acting School Actress African African American After American Any Fashion Got Gotten Great Hiring Job Lot Lucky Me Nice Out People Right Roots School Society

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What's sometimes called the 'browning' of the American Catholic church is very much on the minds of many U.S. bishops - and the pope. Unlike evangelicals who have stayed strong in their support of President Trump, the USCCB knows that it cannot afford to lose their Hispanic and African American population because of a weak stance on racism.

~Anthea Butler

Topics: Afford African African American American Because Bishops Cannot Catholic Catholic Church Church Evangelicals Hispanic Knows Lose Many Minds Much Pope Population President President Trump Racism Sometimes Stance Stayed Strong Support Trump Unlike Very Weak Who

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The sum total of what I learned about African American culture in school was Martin Luther King Jr., Rosa Parks, and the Underground Railroad. This was more than my mom knew; she didn't even see a black person in real life until she was 18 years old.

~Ashley Graham

Topics: About African African American American American Culture Black Culture Even King Knew Learned Life Luther Martin Martin Luther Martin Luther King Martin Luther King Jr Mom More Old Parks Person Railroad Real Real Life Rosa Rosa Parks School See She Sum Sum Total Than Total Underground Until Years

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