People who don't know what it's like to be an African American don't understand that it's OK, ... I never want to be other than an African American.

As an African-American, you think of slavery as being associated with (our people). But here you realize it's everyone. Everyone could be slaves.

In English we were reading the book 'To Kill a Mockingbird,' and the people of African-American descent, there were only two of us in the class.

Women's teams have traditionally performed at levels a bit higher than men's teams academically, so that's not surprising. African-American student-athletes (male and female) are doing better academically than in the past.

I'm shocked that he would have the nerve to show his face in front of any African-American organization after the way they treated those people in New Orleans,

[Smith said he, too, is pleased by the recognition of African-American actors. He noted that Poitier was the last man to win a best actor award] and that was 28 years ago. ... Lilies of the Field.