“Handshaking means, 'I don't have a weapon.'” MeanWeapons Book:Black Is the New White Source: Black Is the New White
“We have a lot of black Anglo-Saxons. Their skin is black, but their brain is white. When I get real mad at them, I call them graham crackers.” RealBlackWhiteBrainSkinsMadGet RealCrackersAnglo Saxon Author:Paul Mooney
“America has a rap sheet. You can't police the world and tell the world how to act when you're just as bad yourself.” WorldAmericaPoliceRapSheets Author:Paul Mooney
“I love Obama because he is proof all black people don't look alike. Nobody every told me, 'Good morning, Mr. President.' We don't all look alike.” PeopleLooksBlackPresidentMorningProofBlack PeopleAll Black Author:Paul Mooney
“As a single mother of four, my mother taught me that you always want to show up strong for the moments that really matter with family, friends, and community. I now recognize how her strength helped shape the person I am today and the mother that I have become.” WantPersonsMatterMomentsShowsTodayMotherStrongCommunityFourTaughtShapesFamily FriendsSingle Mother Author:Andie MacDowell
“I always say that kindness is the greatest beauty that you can have.” Kindness Author:Andie MacDowell
“I think sometimes we seem to obsess on negativity.” ThinkingSometimesSeemsNegativity Author:Andie MacDowell
“There is a comfortable feeling in small towns. It is salubrious.” FeelingsComfortableTownsSmall Town Author:Andie MacDowell
“I have the freedom to take chances, to say no. I have the freedom to be who I really want to be, rather than have to conform to this or that just to stay alive.” WantChanceAliveConformTake A ChanceStaying Alive Author:Robert Redford