“The imperialistic or capitalistic system occupies areas. It occupies Vietnam now. They occupy them by sending soldiers there, by sending policeman there. The policemen or soldiers are only a gun in the establishments hand. They make the racist secure in his racism. The gun in the establishment's hand makes the establishment secure in its exploitation.” WarHandsBlackMilitaryArmsRacismGunAreasPoliceSoldierActivismSecureRacistVietnamEstablishmentExploitationPolicemen Author:Huey Newton
“A good man does not spy around for the black spots in others, but presses unswervingly on towards his mark.” MenDoeWarEvilBlackMilitaryMarkPressesSpotsGood ManSpy Author:Marcus Aurelius
“In the tradition of Black Hawk Down, Malcolm MacPherson vividly brings to life this harrowing story of courage, pathos, and war at its grittiest. For military history buffs, or those interested in the front lines of the war on terror, Roberts Ridge is a must read.” WarStoriesBlackLinesMilitaryFrontsTraditionTerrorWar On TerrorHawksPathosRidgesMilitary HistoryBlack Hawk Down Author:Jay Winik
“We have this misconception about women in the military, that they don't wear make-up, but in reality, they're very feminine women. You can be a tough woman, and still be a very nurturing and emotional parent. It's just not always black and white like that.” StillsRealityParentBlackWhiteMilitaryEmotionalToughFeminineBlack And WhiteNurturingMisconceptionTough WomenMilitary Women Author:Michelle Monaghan
“Hip-hop is contributing to American society's misogyny and racism, hyper-sexuality anti-Black representations. Hip-Hop isn't setting the standard for misogyny. No one reduces the presidency to misogyny, although we've had misogynistic presidents. No one reduces our government to being solely homophobic, although we have a government with a don't ask, don't tell policy for gays and lesbians in the military.” GovernmentAsksBlackPresidentMilitaryPolicyGayRacismStandardsHip HopSexualitySettingSettingsHipsHopsRepresentationMisogynyPresidencyContributingHyperAmerican SocietyHomophobic Author:Bakari Kitwana
“My parents, the effect that [Frank Sinatra] had on the Italian community, in terms of all our friends at the house were multicultural. We weren't just Italians. My dad's close friend was a black gentleman - this was back in the early 50s when Tony Bennett was reprimanded for having lunch, when he was in the military, with a black man.” MenHouseParentBlackTermCommunityEffectsMilitaryDadMy DadGentlemanItalianLunchFrankClose FriendsMulticultural Author:Robert Davi
“I've just been flooded with emails of people just giving testimonies of their lives, saying exactly this. I got an email from a guy who works for some sort of defense contractor, some lower-level job, served in the military. And he said, look, I served in the military with black and Latino soldiers. My supervisor is a young black woman who's smart as a whip, and I admire her, and we get along great.” PeopleGivingLooksSaidJobsYoungGuyBlackLevelsMilitarySmartSoldierDefenseAdmireBlack WomenTestimonyEmailLatinoWhipsContractorSupervisors Author:Steve Inskeep
“Soldiers join the military to serve their country, but when bullets are flying, it's hard to fight for an abstract notion like patriotism. They're fighting for the people standing next to them, and it doesn't matter who's a Republican or a Democrat, or who's black or white or Christian or Muslim or gay or straight. If Congress and all Americans could manage to ignore those differences, we would have a perfect country, but somehow we cannot rise to that level of nobility.” PeopleCountryChristianFightingBlackPerfectMilitaryRepublicanGayDemocratSoldierFlyingManageAbstractNobility Author:Sebastian Junger
“Surround yourself with people who take their work seriously, but not themselves, those who work hard and play hard.” PeopleInspirationalHardPlayCharacterBlackWorkVirtueMilitaryHard WorkEthicsSurroundBlack HistorySurround YourselfBlack History MonthPlay HardSurround Yourself With PeopleBlack History Month InspirationalBlack History InspirationalBlack InspirationalSurround Yourself With Good PeopleSurround Yourself With Positive People Author:Colin Powell