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When no other schools in the Southeastern Conference or the former Southwestern Conference would award them athletic scholarships, African Americans had been recruited by and playing for Texas Western since the 1950s. ↗

— Solomon Ortiz

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I don't think people have been able to deal with the fact that African American filmmakers can make movies about life and relationships. ↗

— Tim Robbins

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I know there has long been a great frustration among the African Americans in Nevada over their belief that we have not adequately responded to their desires to become more educated and more productive citizens. ↗

— James E. Rogers

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According to the American Heart Association, the prevalence of hypertension in African Americans in the United States is among the highest in the world. ↗

— Xavier Becerra

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An important aspect of the current situation is the strong social reaction against suggestions that the home language of African American children be used in the first steps of learning to read and write. ↗

— William Labov

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As an African American actress, there are people who have been staples in my life that opened a door that I can walk through. I hope that I can have that impact. ↗

— Monique Coleman

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People have been killing because of racial differences since the time of Adam and Eve, but in this country racism has been primarily aimed at African Americans. ↗

— Bob Cousy

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Really, the potential for, first of all, any college graduate today is enormously good. These are good times for anyone with a college degree today, particularly African Americans. With a college degree today, you really breach the unemployment rate. ↗

— Alexis Herman

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Hollywood needs to recognise all shades of African American beauty. ↗

— Gabrielle Union

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When you talk about evangelicals, don't forget that a significant proportion of the evangelical community is African American. And most African Americans - well over 90 percent, thoroughly evangelical, thoroughly biblical - will probably vote Democratic. ↗

— Tony Campolo

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