“The fact that women are very young in obtaining their civil rights and African-Americans are young in obtaining their civil rights, I think it's about time that we extend that to all Americans, whether straight, gay, purple, green, black, brown.” ThinkingFactsYoungBlackRightsGayGreenCivil RightsAfrican AmericanBrownPurpleObtaining Author:Octavia Spencer
“The fact that I was African American was never addressed, and that allowed me to just be a student, like anyone else. I was not aware of how rare it was to be an African American, how rare it was to have four years of training under my belt, and how, even though I could imitate people and fake it, unprepared I was to become a professional.” PeopleYearsFactsFourStudentsTrainingAfrican AmericanFakeFour YearsBeltsUnprepared Author:Misty Copeland
“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
“Mistakes are a fact of life. It is the response to the error that counts.” ThinkingInspirationalFactsRealityChallengesInspiringMistakeLearningErrorsResponseObstaclesAfrican AmericanEncouragingFacts Of LifeGreat Mistakes Author:Nikki Giovanni