“Country music is the combination of African and European folk songs coming together and doing a little waltz right here in the American south. They came together at some cotillion, and somebody snuck a black person into the room, and he danced with a white lady, and music was born.” LittlesPersonsCountryTogetherSongBlackBornWhiteRoomsMusic IsSouthFolksCombinationComing TogetherBlack PersonWaltzFolk SongsCotillion Author:Ketch Secor
“President Obama is a man who had certain advantages because of the civil rights movement. He had the opportunity to go to some of the best schools in this country - schools that train you how to run the political paradigm, not challenge it. The leaders of the Black Power Movement were challenging that paradigm.” MenCountryRunningSchoolPoliticalCertainOpportunityBlackPresidentChallengesLeaderRightsMovementAdvantageTrainCivil RightsPresident ObamaParadigmCivil Rights MovementBlack PowerBest School Author:Danny Glover
“If, with the nation watching, three black women at three different levels can't get justice... for this community, you tell me where you're going to get it in our country.” IfsDifferentCountryThreeNationsBlackCommunityJusticeLevelsOur CountryBlack WomenDifferent Levels Author:Stephanie Rawlings-Blake