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One of the biggest things I understood in a program like that was that it allowed more young African American scholars to do field research in the Caribbean and in Africa than had ever happened before in the history of the country and since.

~Bernice Johnson Reagon

Topics: Africa African African American Allowed American Before Biggest Biggest Things Caribbean Country Ever Field Had Happened History Like More Program Research Scholars Since Than The History Of Things Understood Young

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The first job I had with the Smithsonian was as a field researcher among African American communities in Southwest Louisiana and Arkansas for the festival.

~Bernice Johnson Reagon

Topics: African African American American Among Arkansas Communities Festival Field First First Job Had Job Louisiana Researcher Southwest

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Seriously though, my father was the first African American to sign a contract with the Metropolitan Opera so I grew up with classical music and jazz in the home all the time.

~Bobby Mcferrin

Topics: African African American American Classical Classical Music Contract Father First Grew Home Jazz Metropolitan Music Opera Seriously Sign Though Time Up

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In fact, the Harvard study data indicates that 70 percent of African American children attend schools that are predominately African American, about the same level as in 1968 when Dr. King died.

~Bobby Scott

Topics: About African African American American Attend Children Data Died Dr Dr. King Fact Harvard In Fact King Level Percent Same Same Level Schools Study

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My mom was a teacher. In the 1960s and '70s, she taught history at two largely African American public high schools in Washington, D.C. - McKinley Tech and H.D. Woodson. Her example taught me the importance of equality for all Americans.

~Brett Kavanaugh

Topics: African African American All Americans American American Public Equality Example Her High High Schools History Importance Largely Me Mom Public Schools She Taught Teacher Tech Two Washington 1960S

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It's odd to say we had our first African American president before our first African-American-owned movie studio, but we're making progress.

~Byron Allen

Topics: African African American American American President Before First Had Making Movie Odd Our President Progress Say Studio

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Iris is the Lois Lane of 'The Flash.' It's a really special role. Knowing they were willing to offer it to an African American - Iris is traditionally white - I knew how important this would be for so many people.

~Candice Patton

Topics: African African American American Flash How Important Knew Knowing Lane Many Offer People Really Role So Many People Special Were White Willing Would

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To see, once again, that African American students are more likely to have a limited math curriculum and an underpaid novice teacher is disheartening and should be a call to action for policymakers and educators.

~Chaka Fattah

Topics: Action African African American Again American Call Curriculum Disheartening Educators Likely Limited Math More Novice Once Policymakers See Should Students Teacher Underpaid

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African American children can't be educationally disadvantaged for 12 years and then experience a miracle cure when it comes time for admission into college.

~Chaka Fattah

Topics: Admission African African American American Children College Cure Disadvantaged Experience Miracle Then Time Years

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Without Social Security, poverty rates for African American seniors would more than double.

~Chaka Fattah

Topics: African African American American Double More Poverty Rates Security Seniors Social Social Security Than Without Would

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