“There are individuals who are working very hard to promote fear and antagonism towards Islam and Muslims in this country. It's fueled, in part, by the first African-American president that we have. Obama's father was a Muslim and people have used this to arouse hostility against him.” PeopleFirstsCountryHardUsedFatherIndividualPresidentIslamAfrican AmericanHostilityAntagonismAmerican PresidentWorking Very Hard Author:Feisal Abdul Rauf
“We should not have a tin cup out for something as important as the arts in this country, the richest in the world. Creative artists are always begging, but always being used when it's time to show us at our best.” WorldShouldArtImportantCountryShowsUsedArtistCreativeSingersCupsAfrican AmericanUsaBeggingTinCreative ArtCreative ArtistsOpera SingersTin Cup Author:Leontyne Price
“Chairman Priebus set out on an early and historic political outreach plan which called for investing resources early to build the RNC network well before Election Day. And although the elections are still eight months away, all indications are that the money has been well spent. Our message is getting out to the Hispanic, Asian and African American communities. If we can continue to implement this plan, we will be able to save the country from further policy damages at the hand of President Obama and the Democrats.” IfsWellsHas BeensStillsCountryHandsAblePoliticalOpportunityGrowthPresidentCommunityPlansPolicyMonthsMessagesResourcesElectionDemocratInvestingEightAfrican AmericanDamagePresident ObamaHistoricAsianChairmanIndicationHispanicElection DayOutreach Author:Matt Schlapp
“Race is still a powerful force in this country. Any African American candidate, or any Latino candidate, or Asian candidate or woman candidate confronts a higher threshold in establishing himself to the voters ... Are some voters not going to vote for me because I'm African American? Those are the same voters who probably wouldn't vote for me because of my politics.” StillsCountryForcePowerfulRaceHigherVoteAfrican AmericanCandidatesVotersAsianLatinoThresholdVote For Me Author:Barack Obama
“This feeling African-Americans have, this skepticism towards the police and the skepticism that the police show towards African-Americans is actually quite old. And it may be one of the most durable aspects of the relationship between black people and their country really in our history.” PeopleMayCountryShowsFeelingsBlackAspectPoliceAfrican AmericanBlack PeopleSkepticism Author:Ta-Nehisi Coates
“I think the sad fact is, there's a long history in this country at looking at African-American as subhuman. And I think that's reflected in the fact that, when we have problems that really are problems of employment, that are really problems of mental health, that are really problems of drugs, our answer is the police.” ThinkingLongCountryFactsProblemAnswersDrugPoliceMental HealthEmploymentAfrican American Author:Ta-Nehisi Coates
“I was grateful to see President Obama's victory speech. I was over the moon to see the audience. There were about 60 percent white voters the other 40 percent were African Americans, Asian, Spanish speaking etc. I wept at that spectacle, it told me that the pundits that continue in our country to try to polarize us, to keep us apart, are not succeeding. Americans are waking up not only to the truth, but the truth in each other. Hallelujah!” TryingCountryPresidentWhiteAudienceVictoryMoonSucceedSpeechPercentWake UpGratefulOur CountryAfrican AmericanEtcVotersWakingBlack PeoplePresident ObamaAsianHispanicPunditsAsian AmericanHallelujahPolarizing Author:Maya Angelou