Within a lot of
Within a lot of African-American households, I think, there’s an idea that black men don’t want to take an active participation in the lives of their children. That if they do, there has to be some sort of ulterior motive. Gabrielle
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Within a lot of African-American households, I think, there’s an idea that black men don’t want to take an active participation in the lives of their children. That if they do, there has to be some sort of ulterior motive. Gabrielle
I think there’s a lot of things that occur within the African-American community, that we would prefer to stay within the African-American community – that we get a little nervous when you start having scenes or dialogue that we know is going to be viewed and heard on a national or global scale. Gabrielle Union
Hollywood needs to recognise all shades of African American beauty. Gabrielle Union
It’s so weird to turn on a switch and be the role model for all women, for all African-Americans. That doesn’t happen that easily. It does not. So I don’t act up in public and don’t do anything weird, because my sisters are watching me. Not because the world is watching me. Gabourey Sidibe
When you hear Seinfield, no one says, the Jewish comic. You talk about Cedric the Entertainer, you don’t say, African American comedian Cedric the Entertainer. Even Margaret Cho – who’s like one of three Korean performers out there – no one refers to her like that. They say, It’s Margaret Cho. Gabriel Iglesias
Words can’t even describe how much Olympic medals means to me, because of all the hard work, sacrifice and effort I put in at the gym, and also because of how much my family supported me and sacrificed their dreams for mine. It also means a lot to me, knowing that I became the first … Read more
Now goverments are a different thing. Presidents who do not want me. As I said, an African-American discriminates against an indigenous Bolivian. Well, they have their reasons, but sooner or later we will all be judged. Evo Morales
With Bolivia, I had hope that a discriminated African-American, with another discriminated indigenous peasant leader, I hoped that together we could work for justice and equality. Not only for just two countries, Bolivia and USA, but for equality around the world. Evo Morales
We accepted education as the means to rise above the limitations that a prejudiced society endeavored to place upon us. Evelyn Boyd Granville
Fighters find it hard to give up doing what they do best – fighting for a living. Evander Holyfield