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I’m completely devastated, completely at a loss for words.
Found on CNN 1 year ago
First AME Church Oakland was educating Black people 20 years before we were able to get public education, the church feeds the community, serves the community in every way.
Found on CNN 1 year ago
It’s really important that people understand their own value and also believe their experiences and not be gaslit by when people say it’s not there — but to trust their instincts and what they’re seeing.
Found on CNN 1 year ago
If I changed my name to Steve, it was going to solve all my problems. … I would be just totally assimilated.
Found on CNN 1 year ago
It was very frustrating to not be able to get anyone to do anything about it.
Found on CNN 1 year ago
Just like PTSD, racial trauma results in disability, temporary or long term, like lost days from work and lost productivity, increased medical expenses and more suffering in general, the more people have these problems, the larger the cost is going to be to society and those communities and their families.
Found on CNN 1 year ago
It’s not a separate category because, for one, it’s not clear if it’s just PTSD that’s caused by something else. And so we do n’t necessarily have different types of PTSD based on what caused it, also, we do n’t have enough research yet to really say exactly what the differences would be between PTSD and racial trauma.
Found on CNN 1 year ago
And right now that example is that we wear masks whenever possible. But we recognize we can't be a hard line about this, because situations change and we have moments where we have to make decisions.
Found on CNN 2 years ago
Covid hygiene is going to be a point of debate for a very long time, and we can only follow the science and follow our circumstances.
Found on CNN 2 years ago
In the excitement after I finished, because White House was so much fun working with those kids, I took a picture -- and that was a mistake.
Found on CNN 2 years ago
I've experienced life in perhaps a different way than some of my colleagues because of who I am, and that might be valuable, i hope it would be valuable if I was confirmed to the circuit court.
Found on CNN 2 years ago
What it means to preserve a landmark in this instance is really about telling overlooked stories embodied in those places -- ones of African American resilience, activism and achievement -- that are fundamental to the nation itself.
Found on CNN 2 years ago
And then, the creme de la creme, you have to fight one another. With love, it's the most beautiful thing one can experience.
Found on FOX News 2 years ago
I dedicate this to African American slaves ancestors, to African American slaves new federal holiday Juneteenth and to all who celebrate freedom, a Capitol Fourth.
Found on CNN 2 years ago
Somebody said success is when [you do] something other people want to copy. You see African American quarterbacks are doing very, very well, when other teams see this, they say, 'I want to have a successful quarterback, maybe this is what I need.'.
Found on CNN 3 years ago
I get my role as a former national chairman. I get it, but I'm African American. I get my role as a former party leader. I'm still African American.
Found on CNN 3 years ago
Bass praised Cannon for his service in WWII and his fight against injustice that spanned his entire life, from New Orleans where he was born to his time in Los Angeles where he fought to become the first African American member of the PrintersUnion.
Found on FOX News 3 years ago
A pandemic just magnifies the disparities in healthcare that many communities of color face.
Found on Reuters 4 years ago
All these candidates will get some African American votes. No question about that, i do believe, however, that if we were having the election tomorrow that Joe Biden would have more of the vote. How much more, I don't know yet. I think the debate on Super Tuesday night will have an impact and I think that some activity after that might have an impact as well.
Found on CNN 4 years ago
They were trying to do a good thing, but they went about it the wrong way.
Found on CNN 4 years ago
The majority of the property owners on The Paseo are black, the residents and property owners are black, the majority of the businesses, the majority of the residents are black. So this is black leaders oppressing the voices of black property owners.
Found on CNN 4 years ago
Every able-bodied African American must register for a legal firearm. That's the only way they'll change the law.
Found on CNN 4 years ago
For the black community especially, this is a man who was an elder statesman who made the decision to be the number two to the first black man running for the office, speaking of privilege and ego, not a lot of people would do that.
Found on Reuters 4 years ago
It colors the perception of who he is and where his alliance lies or there's some question of are things getting covered up, i honestly don't know how much that will impact across the country as he is running for national office.
Found on CNN 5 years ago
The costs of hospitalizations for firearm injuries increased slightly from 2006 to 2014, but not dramatically. The real story is that we spend over $700 million a year paying for these hospitalizations, that does not include follow-up costs, costs of readmissions or disability or home medications or loss of work.
Found on CNN 7 years ago
African American men may be involved with more blue collar type jobs, but those types may not translate to moderate to vigorous physical activity or be captured by the physical activity measures used in the study.
Found on Reuters 9 years ago
No, not at all, the good news is that the wealth of talent is there, and it's being discussed, and it's helpful so much for talent — whether in front of the camera or behind the camera — to have this recognition, to have this period of time where there is a lot of publicity, a lot of chitter-chatter.
Found on FOX News 9 years ago
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