“A ghetto can be improved in one way only: out of existence.” WayCitiesExistenceOne WayGhetto Author:James A. Baldwin
“To say this sacred prayer [the Kaddish, prayer for the dead] for a Gentile is a most uncommon proceeding, but so unanimous and ardent is the feeling of the people of the New York ghetto in the present instance that Pres. William McKinley is spoken of in that quarter as "the loving brother of all of us," as one who "died a martyr to the freedom of Jew and Gentile.” PeopleFeelingsPrayerNew YorkBrotherDiedSacredJewInstanceQuartersMartyrGhettoUncommonArdentProceedingGentilesMckinley Author:Abraham Cahan
“I'm just one woman away, my mother, from being the same as Mike Tyson. I would've ended up like him if my mama had not been so tough and strong. A lot of people, including Mike, don't know I came from the ghetto. They think I'm too nice and proper. But that's the way my mama raised me - to look people in the eye and respect them.” PeopleIfsThinkingKnowsWayLooksEyeMotherStrongNiceToughRaisedIncludingJust OneMikeMamaGhettoOne WomanTysonToo Nice Author:Evander Holyfield
“When I was younger, I was one of the few girls in the neighborhood who could break dance. That's kind of my local, ghetto-celebrity claim to fame.” KindGirlBreakFameClaimsLocalsNeighborhoodGhetto Author:Joy Bryant
“Now some folks say that we should be glad for what we have. Tell me, would you be happy in Village Ghetto Land?” ShouldRealityLandFolksGladVillageGhetto Author:Stevie Wonder
“On a cold and gray Chicago morning another little baby child is born in the ghetto, and his Mama cries.” ChildrenLittlesRealityBornMorningCryBabyColdGrayChicagoMamaGhetto Author:Elvis Presley
“Born through hard times, Ghetto child of mine. I wonder if you have to suffer for your father's crimes.” IfsChildrenHardSufferingFatherBornWonderFamilyCrimeMinesHard TimesGhettoThrough Hard Times Author:Tupac Shakur
“When I grew up, I lived in the ghettos of Hollywood; it was the most disgusting place to be. I was known as the crazy little kid. I did impressions. Then I realized that's not what I want to do. I don't want to be a comedian to please other people.” PeopleWantLittlesKidsKnownCrazyGrewPleaseGrew UpHollywoodI RealizedImpressionComedianDisgustingLittle KidGhetto Author:Leonardo DiCaprio