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“The question of religion in black America is something filmmakers don't want to touch.”

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Author:James McBride

“If you really think back to the culture or just black America before rap music took off, New York could have been Paris.”

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Author:Ice Cube

“In black America there's such a thing as passing, the black people who are light skinned and they will pass for white.”

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Author:Juan Williams

“When is black America going to forgive white America for slavery?”

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Author:Mark Steyn

“It is not the destiny of Black America to repeat white America's mistakes. But we will, if we mistake the trappings of success in a sick society for the signs of a meaningful life.”

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Book:Conversations with Audre Lorde

Source: Conversations with Audre Lorde

“Hip-hop is very diverse, but if you only focus on one aspect of it, then what you get is this image of Black America that is completely contrary to what actually goes on.”

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Author:Prince

“I cannot imagine where we would have been without BET. Many like me who operate in black America can only get our balanced story told nationally on BET talk shows.”

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Author:Al Sharpton

“We have seen an unprecedented gathering of the leaders of black America coming together to speak with one voice, ... The whole spectrum of black thought was represented on this stage ... . This tells us that a new day is dawning in America.”

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Author:Louis Farrakhan

“It's not anything that is just perpetuated by White America or just perpetuated by Black America. It's just a cultural understanding that you're just not a part of the equation when it comes to sexuality and I think that people mistake your lack of opportunity with the level of your talent.”

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Author:Viola Davis

“What is being black? It's making the most of your life, not taking a single moment for granted. Taking something that's seen as a struggle and making it work for you, or you'll die inside. Not to say that my struggle is like the collective struggle of black America. But maybe my struggle is similar to one black dude's.”

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Author:John Mayer

“If I could offer a single prescription for the survival of America, and particularly black America, it would be to restore the family. And if you asked me how to do it, my answer - doubtlessly oversimplified - would be; save the boys.”

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Book:Looking Backward at Us

Source: Looking Backward at Us