"One of the burdens of being a black male is carrying the heavy weight of other peopleâ€™s suspicions."

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Source : "Op-Ed: Shooting Of Black Teen Reveals 'Blindness'". "Talk Of The Nation" with Neal Conan, www.npr.org. March 19, 2012.

Jonathan Capehart

#People Quotes #Black Quotes #Males Quotes

“We should have a system of licensing and registration, we should treat firearms the same way that automobiles are treated so that people have to pass a safety test.”
“My own curiosity and interest are insatiable.”
“I decided to an actress because of the film 'La Dolce Vita.”

Source : The Scene Interview, www.cnn.com. October 3, 2006.
“equally real at all stages of his life; specifically, the fact that a particular stage is present cannot be regarded as conferring on it any special status.”
“The critique of social inequality, which is very much a part of my story, came about naturally from my recollection of Huck and Tom and the controversy surrounding [Mark] Twain's use of them and from my own passionate interest in civil rights, animal rights, and the right of Earth to survive humankind's reprehensible neglect of its stewardship.”
“It's never the differences between people that suprise us. It's the things that, against all odds, we have in common.”
“Justice is love correcting that which revolts against love.”
“No sign of purpose can be detected in any part of the vast universe disclosed by our most powerful telescopes.”

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