And I'd be lying if I told you that as a black man in baseball I hadn't gone through worse times than my teammates. Curt Flood
I was told by the general manager that a white player had received a higher raise than me. Because white people required more money to live than black people. That is why I wasn't going to get a raise. Curt Flood
I'll also say, yes, I think the change in black consciuosness in recent years has made me more sensitive to injustice in every area of my life. Curt Flood
Kids are our future, and we hope baseball has given them some idea of what it is to live together and how we can get along, whether you be black or white. Larry Doby
After Jackie Robinson the most important black in baseball history is Reggie Jackson, I really mean that. Reggie Jackson
And my father didn't have money for me to go to college. And at that particular time they didn't have black quarterbacks, and I don't think I could have made it in basketball, because I was only 5' 11". So I just picked baseball. Willie Mays
At ten I was playing against 18-year-old guys. At 15 I was playing professional ball with the Birmingham Black Barons, so I really came very quickly in all sports. Willie Mays
Bill Cosby is a famous black guy who has a bully pulpit the size of the world; it's global. He puts his colossal foot on the vulnerable necks of poor people, and as a result of that, we don't have a balanced conversation. Michael Eric Dyson
Black people don't have an accurate idea of their history, which has been either suppressed or distorted. Kareem Abdul Jabbar
Black players had an issue with Joe Torre. They weren't treated like everybody else. Even I got called out in a couple of meetings that I thought was unfair. Gary Sheffield
Body piercing and baggy clothes express identity among black youth, and not just beginning with hip-hop culture. Moreover, young black entrepreneurs like Sean 'P. Diddy' Combs and Russell Simmons have made millions from their clothing lines. Michael Eric Dyson
Everything was black in the harbor, but there were still some fires burning on the ships. Barney Ross