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It is my hope that as we commemorate Black History Month in the future, we will continue to celebrate the many achievements and rich culture of African-Americans.

~Eliot Engel

Topics: Achievements Black Black History Celebrate Commemorate Continue Culture Future History Hope Many Month Rich Will

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I only wear black. I think it suits me.

~Eliot Sumner

Topics: Black Me Only Suits Think Wear I Think

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I wear a lot of black. Like my heart.

~Eliot Sumner

Topics: Black Heart Like Lot Wear

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We are the only class in history that has been left to fight its battles alone, unaided by the ruling powers. White labor and the freed black men had their champions, but where are ours?

~Elizabeth Cady Stanton

Topics: Alone Battles Been Black Champions Class Fight Freed Had History Labor Left Men Only Ours Powers Ruling Where White

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What we hope to achieve is a society that doesn't value a white man because he's a white man, but also doesn't value a woman because she's a woman, or a black because he's a black.

~Elizabeth Edwards

Topics: Achieve Also Because Black He Hope Man She Society Value White Woman

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I think it's unfortunate that there exists only one path in America to complete social legitimacy, and that is marriage. I think, for instance, that it would be far easier for Americans to elect a black president or a female president than an unmarried president.

~Elizabeth Gilbert

Topics: America American Black Complete Easier Elect Exists Far Female Instance Legitimacy Marriage Only Path President Social Than Think Unfortunate Unmarried Would I Think

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You write the way you think about the world. My motto in times of trouble - and I'm speaking of life, not writing - is 'no humor too black.'

~Elizabeth Mccracken

Topics: About Black Humor Life Motto My Motto Speaking Think Times Too Trouble Way World Write Writing You

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A fan sent me a pair of fluffy winter socks, and I was like, 'Oh, that's cool. I'll wear them to bed. It's cold; it's winter.' But they were worn. They were black underneath, and they stunk, and I hate feet. She was like, 'I'm giving you my favorite pair.'

~Ella Henderson

Topics: Bed Black Cold Cool Fan Favorite Feet Fluffy Giving Hate Like Me Oh Pair Sent She Socks Them Underneath Wear Were Winter Worn You

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When I heard 'Back to Black' from Amy Winehouse, I was, like, 'Wow.' To hear such a soulful voice that feels like it's from a different era, I mean, it felt so fresh and unique, and that was something that opened my eyes and made me believe that it's not always about churning out the same thing in this industry.

~Ella Henderson

Topics: About Always Amy Amy Winehouse Back Believe Black Different Era Eyes Feels Felt Fresh Hear Heard Industry Like Made Me Mean Opened Out Same Same Thing Something Soulful Thing Unique Voice Wow

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I grew up watching old black and white movies where Marlene Dietrich or Jean Harlow would go walking down some cobblestone street in ripped stockings and head into some smoky boite and sing for a pathetic living. That's so what I wanted to be.

~Ellen Greene

Topics: Black Black And White Down Go Grew Head Jean Living Movies Old Pathetic Ripped Sing Smoky Some Stockings Street Up Walking Wanted Watching Where White Would

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