#hispanic

Does a black person make them an African American? No. There are Hispanics that are very, very dark skinned so the word has lost its meaning, it's not a very concise or proper word to use even today and it wasn't then. ↗

— Pam Grier

#african american #american #black #concise #dark

After so long being thin, it was terrifying being heavier. But I am a naturally curvy Hispanic girl. I don't deprive myself. ↗

— Demi Lovato

#am #being #curvy #deprive #girl

As the first Hispanic female governor in history, little girls often come up to me in the grocery store or the mall. They look and point, and when they get the courage, they ask 'Are you Susana?' and they run up and give me a hug. ↗

— Susana Martinez

#come #courage #female #first #get

There are plenty of opportunities for common grounds that we need to explore and strengthen. The Hispanic community has a strong affinity for our relationship with Israel. ↗

— Robert Menendez

#common #community #explore #grounds #hispanic

Rap actually took root in the Negro community, and then in the Hispanic community, long before it impacted on the larger American community as a whole. ↗

— Archie Shepp

#american #before #community #hispanic #hispanic community

Education is extremely important to the Hispanic community, as well as faith, and certainly working hard. ↗

— Luis Fortuno

#community #education #extremely #faith #hard

Cinco de Mayo has come to represent a celebration of the contributions that Mexican Americans and all Hispanics have made to America. ↗

— Joe Baca

#celebration #come #contributions #hispanics #made

Obviously I'm young and I'm also Hispanic, two important groups in this election. And I'm confident that I can do a good job in articulating why President Obama ought to be the candidate that Americans select for the next four years. ↗

— Julian Castro

#articulating #candidate #confident #election #four

The party of Lincoln should be reaching out to blacks, Hispanics gays and so forth and so on. ↗

— Michael Huffington

#forth #gays #hispanics #lincoln #out

On the political front, of course it's a zero-sum game. If it's all white males holding positions, you bring 10 women in, then it's, 'Women are coming!' Get 10 blacks and it's, 'Blacks are coming!' 'Hispanics are coming!' Zero-sum game. The seatmates might change but the chairs don't move. In the economy, the number of chairs can actually increase. ↗

— Jesse Jackson

#blacks #bring #chairs #change #coming