“Whether the issue was black political power or nuclear power, Scott-Heron didn't mince words. His comeback record, "I'm New Here," doesn't mince words either, but instead of political battles, these songs suggest he's fighting personal ones.” PoliticalSongFightingBlackIssuesRecordsBattleNuclearComebackPolitical PowerNuclear PowerHerons Author:Will Hermes
“Black professors make more than white professors. That's because we are in demand. I'll tell you, give me two blacks in institutions of higher learning, one has a Ph.D. from an elite institution and has a certain publication record. You give me a white scholar with the same credentials, and I will take that black scholar.” GivingTwoCertainBlackWhiteRecordsHigherDemandGive MeInstitutionsProfessorsElitesScholarPublicationCredentialsHigher Learning Author:William Julius Wilson
“Most history is a record of the triumphs, disasters, and follies of top people. The black hole in it is the way of life of mute, inglorious men and women who make no nuisance of themselves in the world.” PeopleMenWorldWayBlackHistoryRecordsMen And WomenDisasterHolesTriumphFollyWorld HistoryMuteBlack HoleNuisance Author:Philip Howard, 20th Earl of Arundel
“The blues records of each decade explain something about the philosophical basis of our lives as black people. ... Blues is a basis of historical continuity for black people. It is a ritualized way of talking about ourselves and passing it on.” PeopleWayBlackTalkingMusicRecordsOur LivesBasesPhilosophicalHistoricalDecadesPassingPassingsBlack PeopleContinuityWay Of TalkingPassing It Author:Sherley Anne Williams
“The record companies really do conspire against the artists. Especially the black artists” ArtistBlackCompanyRecordsRecord Companies Author:Michael Jackson
“It's like they want to shut rappers down. They want to silence us. The Supreme Court says it's OK for a white man to burn a cross in public. But nobody wants a black man to write a record about a cop killer.” MenWantWritingBlackWhiteSilenceRecordsCrossesCourtSupremeRapperKillersCopSupreme CourtWhite Man Author:Ice T
“In the USA, it's harder for a black man with no criminal record to find a job than a white man with a criminal record, which is to say that race is actually a bigger factor than ex-felon status. But if you're both, it's almost impossible to find a job.” IfsMenJobsBlackWhiteRaceRecordsImpossibleBiggerHarderCriminalsFactorsUsaWhite ManExesFelons Author:Benjamin Jealous