“I was just very interested in the American frontier and the growth of capitalism - those enormous fortunes that were being made, more often than not, on the blood of poor people, black people, Indian people. They were the ones who paid very dearly for those great fortunes.” PeopleMadeBlackGrowthPoorBloodCapitalismPaidFortuneEnormousIndianBlack PeoplePoor PeopleFrontiers Author:Peter Matthiessen
“What good does it do a black youth to know that an employer must pay him $2 an hour if the fact that he must be paid that amount is what keeps him from getting a job?” IfsKnowsDoeFactsJobsBlackHoursPayYouthAmountPaidEmployersBlack Youth Book:Economics Source: Economics
“Whatever a 'superior' group has will be used to justify its superiority, and whatever an 'inferior' group has will be used to justify its plight. Black men were given poorly paid jobs because they were said to be 'stronger' than white men, while all women were relegated to poorly paid jobs because they were said to be 'weaker.” MenSaidJobsUsedGivenBlackWhiteGroupsPaidStrongerDiscriminationSuperiorsJustifyInferiorsSuperiorityWhite ManPlight Book:Outrageous acts and everyday rebellions Source: Outrageous acts and everyday rebellions
“... not all black women have silently acquiesced in sexism and misogyny within the African-American community. Indeed, many writers, activists, and other women have voiced their opposition and paid the price: they have been ostracized and branded as either man- haters or pawns of white feminists, two of the more predictable modes of disciplining and discrediting black feminists.” MenHas BeensTwoBlackCommunityWhiteFeminismPaidFeministAfrican AmericanOppositionActivistSexismMisogynyBlack WomenPredictablePawnsAfrican American WomenBrandedAll BlackMan HaterBlack Feminist Author:Kimberle Williams Crenshaw
“One thing my mother always instilled in me is to always know my worth. Don't settle for less. She used to say to me 'Iman, no is a complete sentence, learn to say no. You don't have to explain it you don't have to say anything after it. It's a complete sentence.' So when I came to America 1975, I found out that the black models were being paid less than white models. So the first thing I did was say I'm not going to do the job unless I'm paid the same amount.” KnowsFirstsJobsAmericaUsedMotherFoundBlackWhiteOne ThingAmountModelsPaidSentencesSettlingSay AnythingImanLearn To Say No Author:Iman Abdulmajid
“I'm not really a political-type person, meaning that I don't really make great stands or whatever, but if you ask me a direct question I say it shouldn't matter who you are, whether you're black, white, green, gay, male, female. If you can do a job and do it well you should be paid for it, you should be respected for it, and you have to be responsible. I think sometimes people can go too fare trying to make a point. I think they should just make their point and go on about.” PeopleIfsThinkingShouldTryingWellsPersonsSometimesMatterJobsPoliticalAsksBlackCan DoWhiteTypeGoes OnGayFemaleDirectPaidResponsibleGreenWho You AreMalesAsk MeBeing ResponsibleBlack WhiteMale Female Author:Dolly Parton