“There are people in the world who won't watch a movie that's in black and white. There's got to be a special place in hell for them.” PeopleWorldBlackWhiteWatchesHellSpecialBlack And WhiteSpecial Places Author:Michael McKean
“If we have learned anything in the past ten years, it is that these lovely things about America were never lovely. We have been expansionist and aggressive and mean to other people from the beginning. And we've been aggressive and mean to people in this country, and we've allocated the wealth of this country in a very unjust way. We've never had justice in our courts for the poor people, for black people, for radicals. Now how can we boast that America is a very special place? It's not that special. It really isn't.” PeopleIfsWayYearsMeanHas BeensCountryAmericaPastBlackWealthJusticePoorSpecialTenCourtLovelyRadicalAggressiveBlack PeopleUnjustPoor PeopleBoastSpecial PlacesLovely Things Author:Howard Zinn
“I use a special tool. I make it myself; very sharp steel point and a handle like a pencil. For me it is a pencil. Maybe I have a special talent, a feeling you might say that lets me control it, to express my ideas as though I were sketching black on white.” IdeasUseFeelingsMightBlackWhiteSpecialTalentMaterialsToolsLet MeHandleSteelPencilsSketchingSpecial Talents Author:Ugo Mochi
“I made up my mind that I was going to be just like Elvis. It never occurred to me that Elvis was a man. I just wanted to be him. He had a huge impact on me, right down to that black leather jumpsuit he wore on the 68 Comeback Special.” MenMindMadeWantedBlackSpecialHugeImpactLeatherComebackJumpsuits Author:Suzi Quatro
“Whatever success I have achieved, whatever positions of leadership I have held have depended less on Ivy League degrees or SAT scores or GPAs and have instead been due to that sense of connection and empathy, the special obligation I felt as a black man like you to help those who need it most, people who didn't have the opportunities that I had because there, but for the grace of God go I. I might have been in their shoes. I might have been in prison. I might have been unemployed. I might not have been able to support a family. And that motivates me.” PeopleMenNeedsHas BeensHelpingMightAbleOpportunityFeltBlackSupportGraceSpecialPositionLike YouEqualDegreesEmpathyConnectionsPrisonShoesDuesObligationLeagueSatScoreMight Have BeenEqual RightsGrace Of GodUnemployedIvyIvy LeagueSat ScoresGpa Author:Barack Obama
“In our young minds houses belonged to women were their special domain, not as property, but as places where all that truly mattered in life took place - the warmth and comfort of shelter, the feeding of our bodies, the nurturing of our souls. There we learned dignity, integrity of being; there we learned to have faith. The folks who made this life possible, who were our primary guides and teachers, were black women.” MindMadeSoulHomeBodyYoungHouseWomenBlackTeacherSpecialIntegrityComfortDignityPropertyFolksGuidesThis LifePrimariesWarmthHave FaithShelterFeedingBlack WomenDomainNurturingBeing ThereYoung Minds Book:Yearning: Race, Gender, and Cultural Politics Source: Yearning: Race, Gender, and Cultural Politics