“This African American Vernacular English shares most of its grammar and vocabulary with other dialects of English. But it is distinct in many ways, and it is more different from standard English than any other dialect spoken in continental North America.” WayDifferentAmericaShareStandardsAfrican AmericanVocabularyGrammarNorth AmericaDialectContinentalVernacularStandard English Author:William Labov
“Ultimately all hominids came from Africa, and therefore everyone in America should simply check the box next to 'African-American.' My maternal grandmother was German and my maternal grandfather was Greek. The next time I fill out one of those forms I am going to check 'Other' and write in the truth about my racial and cultural heritage: 'African-Greek-German-American.' And proud of it.” ThinkingShouldWritingAmericaFormNextProudBoxesChecksAfrican AmericanGreekGrandmotherHeritageGrandfatherNext TimeCultural HeritageHominids Book:Why People Believe Weird Things: Pseudoscience, Superstition, and Other Confusions of Our Time Source: Why People Believe Weird Things: Pseudoscience, Superstition, and Other Confusions of Our Time
“Everybody knows - but no one wants to say - that the Democratic Party has become the party of special interest bigots and racial dividers. It runs the one-party state that controls public services in every major inner city, including the corrupt and failing school systems in which half the students - mainly African American and Hispanic - are denied a shot at the American dream.” KnowsWantStatesDreamRunningSchoolAmericaInterestPartyCitiesHalfFailingSpecialStudentsMajorsShotsDemocraticIncludingAfrican AmericanDeniedAmerican DreamDemocratic PartyPublic ServiceSpecial InterestsHispanicBigotsSchool SystemInner City Author:David Horowitz
“Most of all, I dislike this idea nowadays that if you're a black person in America, then you must be called African-American. Listen, I've visited Africa, and I've got news for everyone: I'm not an African.” IfsPersonsIdeasAmericaBlackNewsAfrican AmericanDislikeBlack Person Author:Whoopi Goldberg
“I'm proud to be an American. I'm proud to be an African American in America. I've had some interesting experiences: some great, some not so great, but I love it here.” AmericaInterestingProudAfrican AmericanSome InterestingProud To Be An American Author:Wesley Snipes
“I am an African-American in America. That will never change. But I don't have to be defined by that.” AmericaDefinedAfrican AmericanNever Change Author:Robert Griffin III