“I am going to stop calling you a white man and I'm going to ask you to stop calling me a black man.” MenAsksBlackWhiteStruggleCallingRacismWhite ManBlack History MonthBlack RacismEnding RacismWhite Racism Author:Morgan Freeman
“KFC is not black owned, but it sure knows to market heavily to African Americans - obviously hoping we won-t care about what they do the underdog, or in this case, the underchicken - So, if KFC wants to take our money and use it to pay for sloppy practices that hurt animals?I say we send them a message that this is not going to happen. I-m calling on people to boycott KFC until they adopt animal welfare systems recommended by PETA and until they stop the worst abuses of the birds they raise for their restaurants.” PeopleIfsKnowsWantUseHappensCareBlackHurtAnimalPayPracticeCasesWorstCallingMessagesBirdAbuseRaisesAfrican AmericanWelfareRestaurantsUnderdogAnimal WelfareSloppyBoycottPetaKfc Author:Bill Vaughan
“It was the world of Southern, rural, black growing up, of folks sitting on porches day and night, of folks calling your mama, 'cause you walked by and didn't speak, and of the switch waiting when you got home so that you could be taught some manners. It was a world of single black older women schoolteachers, dedicated, tough; they had taught your mama, her sisters, and her friends. They knew your people in ways that you never would and shared their insight, keeping us in touch with generations. It was a world where we had a history.” PeopleWorldWayHomeNightSpeakCausesWaitingBlackHistoryGrowing UpGrowingGenerationsTaughtCallingSittingToughFolksInsightMannersSouthernDedicatedMamaDay And NightPorchOlder Women Author:Bell Hooks
“Black people have this thing about calling themselves apes and monkeys I know they get real (whatever) and I don't blame em'. But I feel like I'm a brute. I am, but I'm smart though. I'm not a dummy.” PeopleKnowsFeelsRealBlackCallingSmartBlameEmsBlack PeopleMonkeysGet RealBrutesApesDummy Author:Sean Price
“Black people still call me Prince. Sometimes I ask them, "Why do you call me Prince?" And people say, "Because you are a prince to us." Usually when they say that, you know my heart goes out and I have to say, "I don't mind your calling me that."” PeopleKnowsMindHeartStillsSometimesAsksBlackMy HeartCallingCall MeBlack People Author:Prince
“All my friends were black and Mexican. I was the only white kid in our group and had to work hard to be accepted. Year after year, we'd breakdance and we all became close and they labeled me "Vanilla" - like "Hey, Vanilla" and they knew I hated it, so of course they kept calling me it.” YearsHardKidsCoursesBlackWhiteGroupsHard WorkCallingMy FriendsAcceptedHeyHatedMexicanVanilla Author:Vanilla Ice