#african americans

African Americans make up about 13 percent of the U.S. population but comprise 32 percent of patients treated for kidney failure, giving them a kidney failure rate that is 4.2 times greater than that of white Americans. ↗

— Xavier Becerra

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Indians were here first - it's about time. We're way behind the African Americans and Hispanic Americans in getting politically involved, but we're beginning to take a page out of their notebook. ↗

— Ben Nighthorse Campbell

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I have a very personal interest. I am a Miami-Dade voter. One of the issues is that my vote and so many other votes of women and African Americans in Florida are being discounted or discarded. I want my vote to count. ↗

— Patricia Ireland

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Liberal whites are the greatest enemy of African Americans. ↗

— James Meredith

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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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The large ensemble cast and the fact that it was being shot in New York, combined with a lot of strong positive images as far as African Americans are concerned, really turned me on to The Best Man. ↗

— Taye Diggs

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Currently, more than 4.7 million African Americans receive Social Security benefits, and nearly 8 million people with disabilities depend on Social Security for their daily sustenance. ↗

— Chaka Fattah

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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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From blood banking to the modern subway, from jazz to social justice, the contributions of African Americans have shaped and molded and influenced our national culture and our national character. ↗

— Bill Frist

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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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