“There are images of African-Americans created for white people by white people and there are images of African-Americans created for African-Americans. And there’s a big difference.” ("An Image Popular in Films Raises Some Eyebrows in Ads," NYTimes)
"People tend to get more on the defensive with me, and as a result, maybe some of my creative ideas and how I approach things have been misunderstood. Black women try to assert ourselves. We try to show our confidence and our capabilities. Women in general have to do that. But for us, when we do it, we're viewed as being too strong." ("In the business world, attitude can backfire," Journal-Sentinel)
"We waste our time trying to figure out who's sleeping with whom, instead of being about doing the work of mission and ministry. Don't get sidetracked." ("Black Episcopalians: Minority concerns trump gay ordination, "AP, via Daily Press)
“In Birmingham, a White tester was told that a $150 security deposit and $25 per adult application fee would be waived for her as a Hurricane Katrina victim. She was also told she needed to make 2.5 times the rent to qualify for the apartment. The African-American tester was told that she would have to pay $150 for the security deposit and a $25 application fee for each applicant. The African-American hurricane survivor was also told that she would have to make three times the rent to qualify for the apartment." ("Testers Posing as Katrina Survivors Encounter ‘Linguistic Profiling,'" NNPA via Wilmington Journal)
"To Rice, his advice might go something like this: Ask yourself how much of your worldview is dictated by President Bush, to whom you are famously loyal, and how much is driven by an ideology formed by an education and career almost as impressive as mine. You have every right to be conservative. But if it is a conservatism that sanctions conflict and spurns resolution, perhaps you ought not be secretary of State." ("Erin Aubry Kaplan: Where Have You Gone, Ralph Bunche?," LATimes)
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