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Community Quotes

I was able to do To Sleep with Anger, a very powerful film about African Americans, their spirituality, and the things that happened within a small community and a family Picture Quote #1

For people of color - especially African Americans - the idea that racist cops might frame members of their community is no abstract notion, let alone an exercise in irrational conspiracy theorizing. Rather, it speaks to a social reality about which blacks are acutely aware Picture Quote #1

It wasn’t until I came to New York and started to see the African American community, but also the Ethiopian community here, and started to eat the food, started to understand the music. I said, you know, I got to go and understand the culture. So me and my sister went Picture Quote #1

The African-American community still needs to come together as one and stand up for rights of the people and of what’s happening in their culture, their community Picture Quote #1

In the long run, we will need many more African-American, Latino, and Native American leaders, and leaders from low-income communities, who can bring additional insight and a deeply grounded sense of urgency, and who are the most likely to inspire the necessary trust and engagement among students’ parents and community leaders Picture Quote #1

In the white community, the path to a more perfect union means acknowledging that what ails the African-American community does not just exist in the minds of black people; that the legacy of discrimination - and current incidents of discrimination, while less overt than in the past - are real and must be addressed Picture Quote #1

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My father had the main barber- and beauty-supply business in the African-American community in Buffalo Picture Quote #1

In the African-American community, we struggle with a lot of health problems that have a lot to do with our diet Picture Quote #1

If you want a president who will make things better in the African-American community, you are looking at him. You take a look! Picture Quote #1

We have to have a national conversation about how police forces should interact with the African-American community, who happens to be paying their salary, who want to be served and protected, who these officers are take an oath to do so Picture Quote #1

Seven years ago, my father and I realized that our relationship was extremely unique, especially in the African-American community. He raised me to not only understand the fundamentals of basketball and to try to be a player with a high basketball IQ, but he wanted me to understand that my image and my name meant more than stats Picture Quote #1

We look at the African-American community, for a long time those of us who be considered strong - black men - for whatever reason, haven’t done a good job of taking care of the weak. And we were doing things that render taking care of our youth and taking care of our women and our families impossible, when our lives are taken Picture Quote #1

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The African-American community, the community within the inner cities has been so badly treated Picture Quote #1

I fully understand that the African-American community has suffered from discrimination and that there are many wrongs that must still be made right Picture Quote #1

I think that I’ve developed very, very good relationships over the last little while with the African-American community. I think you can see that Picture Quote #1

The African-American community has been let down by our politicians. They talk good around election time, and after the election, they say, see ya later, I’ll see you in four years Picture Quote #1

I hated leaving a hole in the smoking world, and so I recruited someone to take my place. People have given me a lot of grief, but I’m pretty sure that after high school, this girl would have started anyway, especially if she chose the army over community college Picture Quote #1

In a world where people are hungry for quick fixes and sound bites, for instant gratification, there is not patience for the long. Slow rebuilding process: implementing after school programs, hiring more community workers to act as mentors, adding more job training programs in marginalized areas Picture Quote #1

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In a world where people are hungry for quick fixes and sound bites, for instant gratification, there’s no patience for the long, slow rebuilding process: implementing after-school programs, hiring more community workers to act as mentors, adding more job training programs in marginalized areas Picture Quote #1

As burned as I’ve been by local churches and by people who call themselves in God’s name, Jesus gave us the church. It’s supposed to be a community of like-minded people who encourage and strengthen each other. But that’s not how it always works Picture Quote #1

The difference of the degrees in which the individuals of a great community enjoy the good things of life has been a theme of declaration and discontent in all ages Picture Quote #1

I am firmly of the opinion that a large number of unmarried men, over the age of 24 years, is a dangerous element in any community Picture Quote #1

To be a librarian is not to be neutral, or passive, or waiting for a question. It is to be a radical positive change agent within your community Picture Quote #1

One friend in a lifetime is much; two are many; three are hardly possible. Friendship needs a certain parallelism of life, a community of thought, a rivalry of aim Picture Quote #1

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The need for connection and community is primal, as fundamental as the need for air, water, and food Picture Quote #1

It takes a long time to educate a community and it can’t be done by spellbinders, moneybags, hypnotizers or magicians or Aladdin’s lamp. Character is what matters on a paper Picture Quote #1

I’m not a guy who did drugs or drank alcohol. I had a good work ethic and gave back to the community Picture Quote #1

We’re all in this together. I learned that lesson growing up in West Philly. When I shoveled the sidewalk my parents didn’t let me stop with our house. They told me to keep shoveling all the way to the corner. I had a responsibility to my community Picture Quote #1

I think the business community knows that half the world’s oil reserves are gone. All the low-hanging fruit has been picked, and now there’s the scramble for what remains Picture Quote #1

My books are always about somebody who is taken from aloneness and isolation - often elevated loneliness - to community. It may be a denigrated community that is filthy and poor, but they are not alone; they are with people Picture Quote #1

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I was able to do To Sleep with Anger, a very powerful film about African Americans, their spirituality, and the things that happened within a small community and a family. (Community Quotes) For people of color - especially African Americans - the idea that racist cops might frame members of their community is no abstract notion, let alone an exercise in irrational conspiracy theorizing. Rather, it speaks to a social reality about which blacks are acutely aware. (Community Quotes) It wasn’t until I came to New York and started to see the African American community, but also the Ethiopian community here, and started to eat the food, started to understand the music. I said, you know, I got to go and understand the culture. So me and my sister went. (Community Quotes) The African-American community still needs to come together as one and stand up for rights of the people and of what’s happening in their culture, their community. (Community Quotes) In the long run, we will need many more African-American, Latino, and Native American leaders, and leaders from low-income communities, who can bring additional insight and a deeply grounded sense of urgency, and who are the most likely to inspire the necessary trust and engagement among students’ parents and community leaders. (Community Quotes) In the white community, the path to a more perfect union means acknowledging that what ails the African-American community does not just exist in the minds of black people; that the legacy of discrimination - and current incidents of discrimination, while less overt than in the past - are real and must be addressed. (Community Quotes) My father had the main barber- and beauty-supply business in the African-American community in Buffalo. (Community Quotes) In the African-American community, we struggle with a lot of health problems that have a lot to do with our diet. (Community Quotes) If you want a president who will make things better in the African-American community, you are looking at him. You take a look! (Community Quotes) We have to have a national conversation about how police forces should interact with the African-American community, who happens to be paying their salary, who want to be served and protected, who these officers are take an oath to do so. (Community Quotes) Seven years ago, my father and I realized that our relationship was extremely unique, especially in the African-American community. He raised me to not only understand the fundamentals of basketball and to try to be a player with a high basketball IQ, but he wanted me to understand that my image and my name meant more than stats. (Community Quotes) We look at the African-American community, for a long time those of us who be considered strong - black men - for whatever reason, haven’t done a good job of taking care of the weak. And we were doing things that render taking care of our youth and taking care of our women and our families impossible, when our lives are taken. (Community Quotes) The African-American community, the community within the inner cities has been so badly treated (Community Quotes) I fully understand that the African-American community has suffered from discrimination and that there are many wrongs that must still be made right. (Community Quotes) I think that I’ve developed very, very good relationships over the last little while with the African-American community. I think you can see that. (Community Quotes) The African-American community has been let down by our politicians. They talk good around election time, and after the election, they say, see ya later, I’ll see you in four years. (Community Quotes) I hated leaving a hole in the smoking world, and so I recruited someone to take my place. People have given me a lot of grief, but I’m pretty sure that after high school, this girl would have started anyway, especially if she chose the army over community college. (Community Quotes) In a world where people are hungry for quick fixes and sound bites, for instant gratification, there is not patience for the long. Slow rebuilding process: implementing after school programs, hiring more community workers to act as mentors, adding more job training programs in marginalized areas (Community Quotes) In a world where people are hungry for quick fixes and sound bites, for instant gratification, there’s no patience for the long, slow rebuilding process: implementing after-school programs, hiring more community workers to act as mentors, adding more job training programs in marginalized areas. (Community Quotes) As burned as I’ve been by local churches and by people who call themselves in God’s name, Jesus gave us the church. It’s supposed to be a community of like-minded people who encourage and strengthen each other. But that’s not how it always works. (Community Quotes) The difference of the degrees in which the individuals of a great community enjoy the good things of life has been a theme of declaration and discontent in all ages. (Community Quotes) I am firmly of the opinion that a large number of unmarried men, over the age of 24 years, is a dangerous element in any community. (Community Quotes) To be a librarian is not to be neutral, or passive, or waiting for a question. It is to be a radical positive change agent within your community. (Community Quotes) One friend in a lifetime is much; two are many; three are hardly possible. Friendship needs a certain parallelism of life, a community of thought, a rivalry of aim. (Community Quotes) The need for connection and community is primal, as fundamental as the need for air, water, and food. (Community Quotes) It takes a long time to educate a community and it can’t be done by spellbinders, moneybags, hypnotizers or magicians or Aladdin’s lamp. Character is what matters on a paper (Community Quotes) I’m not a guy who did drugs or drank alcohol. I had a good work ethic and gave back to the community. (Community Quotes) We’re all in this together. I learned that lesson growing up in West Philly. When I shoveled the sidewalk my parents didn’t let me stop with our house. They told me to keep shoveling all the way to the corner. I had a responsibility to my community. (Community Quotes) I think the business community knows that half the world’s oil reserves are gone. All the low-hanging fruit has been picked, and now there’s the scramble for what remains. (Community Quotes) My books are always about somebody who is taken from aloneness and isolation - often elevated loneliness - to community. It may be a denigrated community that is filthy and poor, but they are not alone; they are with people. (Community Quotes)

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