“I think all in all, one thing a lot of plays seem to be saying is that we need to, as black Americans, to make a connection with our past in order to determine the kind of future we're going to have. In other words, we simply need to know who we are in relation to our historical presence in America.” ThinkingKnowsNeedsKindPlaySeemsAmericaPastOrderBlackOne ThingConnectionsRelationHistoricalDetermineWho We AreOur Past Author:August Wilson
“I've been pulled out of my nice new car and laid out in the street by the police, interrogated and then have them get in the car and roll off leaving me lying in the street without even saying 'Get up.' The humiliation that they can put on a black man because they determine that you ain't got the money.” MenLyingBlackNiceStreetsCarPoliceLeavingDetermineGet UpHumiliationLeaving MeNew Car Author:Ice T