“In the 1990s, Michael Jordan was the preeminent athlete in the country. And when the product with his name on it seemed to be linked to crime and violence in poor communities, many called on him to address it. They asked him to weigh in on robberies, on kids robbed for their high-priced Air Jordan sneakers. But he wouldn`t.” CountryKidsNamesCommunityPoorViolenceAirCrimeProductsAthleteAddressesLinkedJordanRobberySneakers Author:Melissa Harris-Perry
“Housing affects everything, and we continue to live in very, very segregated communities.” CommunityHousing Author:Melissa Harris-Perry
“I think the most critical needs of the African-American communities aren't being addressed primarily because of decisions being made by Republican Congressional leaders.” ThinkingNeedsMadeCommunityDecisionLeaderRepublicanCriticalAfrican American Author:Melissa Harris-Perry
“So part of it is we have to break through our kind of private idea that kids belong to their parents, or kids belong to their families, and recognize that kids belong to whole communities.” KindIdeasWholeKidsParentCommunityBreakBreak Through Author:Melissa Harris-Perry
“We have never invested as much in public education as we should have because we've always had a private notion of children. Your kid is yours and totally your responsibility. We haven't had a very collective notion of these are our children. So part of it is we have to break through our kind of private idea that kids belong to their parents or kids belong to their families and recognize that kids belong to whole communities.” ShouldKindChildrenIdeasWholeKidsParentCommunityEducationResponsibilityBreakHavensShould HaveOur ChildrenNotionAfrican AmericanCollectivesRecognizingBreak ThroughPublic Education Author:Melissa Harris-Perry
