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While he was in the service, in the South and in Oklahoma, he was refused service at a couple of places where he was in uniform, and was told that African Americans, blacks, Negros, were not served. And in spite of that, I've never known a man who loved this country more than my father did. ↗

— Eric Holder

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We African Americans have now spent the major part of the 20th Century battling racism. ↗

— Constance Baker Motley

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Sports and entertainment have always been windows of opportunity for African Americans, when other doors were closed. ↗

— Lynn Swann

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African Americans make up about 13 percent of the U.S. population but comprise 32 percent of patients treated for kidney failure, giving them a kidney failure rate that is 4.2 times greater than that of white Americans. ↗

— Xavier Becerra

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I have a very personal interest. I am a Miami-Dade voter. One of the issues is that my vote and so many other votes of women and African Americans in Florida are being discounted or discarded. I want my vote to count. ↗

— Patricia Ireland

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According to the American Heart Association, the prevalence of hypertension in African Americans in the United States is among the highest in the world. ↗

— Xavier Becerra

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The large ensemble cast and the fact that it was being shot in New York, combined with a lot of strong positive images as far as African Americans are concerned, really turned me on to The Best Man. ↗

— Taye Diggs

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Currently, more than 4.7 million African Americans receive Social Security benefits, and nearly 8 million people with disabilities depend on Social Security for their daily sustenance. ↗

— Chaka Fattah

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Most African Americans, especially the men and women from my generation, would accept the nationalist gambit that says only European Americans can be racists, which is an interesting gambit. ↗

— Anthony Braxton

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When you talk about evangelicals, don't forget that a significant proportion of the evangelical community is African American. And most African Americans - well over 90 percent, thoroughly evangelical, thoroughly biblical - will probably vote Democratic. ↗

— Tony Campolo

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