“In Harlem, for instance, all of the stores are owned by white people, all of the buildings are owned by white people. The black people are just there - paying rent, buying the groceries; but they don't own the stores, clothing stores, food stores, any kind of stores; don't even own the homes that they live in. They are all owned by outsiders, and for these run-down apartment dwellings, the black man in Harlem pays more money than the man down in the rich Park Avenue section.” PeopleMenKindHomeRunningPoliticsBlackWhitePayEconomyRichBuildingHe ManStoresInstanceParksLiberalismBuyingBlack PeopleClothingsMore MoneyOutsidersApartmentSectionsAvenuesDwellingGroceriesHarlemPaying Rent Author:Malcolm X
“I've done movies for certain reasons; I did 'Anaconda' because the black man lives. Simple. The black man isn't dead in the first three pages, like Jurassic Park. It's like, 'The black man kills the snake with a Latino girl? Damn! I got to do this.'” MenFirstsReasonDoneCertainGirlThreeBlackSimplePagesDamnParksSnakesLatinoSimple LifeJurassic Park Author:Ice Cube
“When I was growing up, Forest Park was full of integrated families. It was amazing. One my best friends was Vietnamese. Another one was half-Mexican, half-black. Another one was from Colombia. Another one was born in the U.S., but his mom was from Germany and spoke with a German accent. So we all had multiple identities.” BlackBornHalfGrowing UpGrowingIdentityMomForestsGermanyParksSpokesMultipleAccentsMy Best FriendMexicanIntegratedColombiaVietnameseMultiple Identities Author:Dinaw Mengestu
“I'm afraid to look in the mirror. I'm afraid I'm going to see an old lady with white hair, just like the old ladies in the park. Alittle bundle in a black shawl just waiting for the coffin.” LooksAgeFearWaitingBlackWhiteHairMirrorsAgingOld AgeParksCoffinsOld LadyBundlesWhite Hair Author:Paddy Chayefsky