I went to a segregated school; I was born a Negro, not a black man. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes bear black man
It is bad enough to be white and poor; it is worse still to be black, or brown, and female, and young, and poor. Simply said, race makes class hurt more. Michael Eric Dyson badbadlyblack Change image and share on social
I don't believe in that kind of American John Wayne individualism where people pull themselves up by their bootstraps. Someone changed your diapers. And if that's the case, you ain't self-made. Michael Eric Dyson americanbootstrapcase Change image and share on social
I think that not only do saints make poor role models, they are incapable in one sense of identifying radically with those of us who are mere mortals. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s mortality says to us that here's a figure who got up every day of his life facing tremendous odds and yet overcame them. Michael Eric Dyson dayfacefigure share on social
Why do men fight who were born to be brothers? James Longstreet bearbrotherfight Change image and share on social
I don't think of people as black or white. It's a question of are they photogenic or not? I don't think anyone says, 'Let's book her. She's black.' I think they say, 'Let's book her. She's good.' We've come that far. Eileen Ford blackbookgood share on social
Why do men fight who were born to be brothers? James Longstreet bearbrotherfight Change image and share on social