African-Americans have rarely been the beneficiaries of Presidential rhetorical excess. Julianne Malveaux More Quotes by Julianne Malveaux More Quotes From Julianne Malveaux Frankly, I'd love to see a multiparty system, like we have in some of our European countries. But I'm not sure how to get there. Julianne Malveaux european-countriesnot-surecountry History belongs to she who holds the pen...If we don't tell our stories, they won't be told. Julianne Malveaux pensifsstories When public policy is directed toward urban spaces, it is directed toward people who sit at the margins. Julianne Malveaux urbanspacepeople As I write in the book, I do not regret either of my votes for President [Barack] Obama, nor my support of him when he ran for the Senate before that. I get excited as I ever did when I see that black man on Air Force One. But I won't settle for symbolism, and our President's record should be open for analysis. Julianne Malveaux regretwritingbook There's no great, white bigot; there's just about 200 million little white bigots out there. Julianne Malveaux racismwhitelittles If people don't know about you, that's not on them, it's on you. Julianne Malveaux ifsknowspeople Black child poverty is higher. As I write in the epilogue, "Yes we can. No he didn't. President [Barack] Obama didn't push black people backward, but he missed the opportunity to move us forward." Julianne Malveaux writingchildrenmoving While people are prepared to talk about Social Security, about marriage equality, about any number of other issues, people are not prepared - your layperson is not prepared to have a conversation about foreign policy. Julianne Malveaux issuesnumberspeople I am addicted to the printed word, and my idea of a good time is a good book. Julianne Malveaux printed-wordbookideas In trying times, I like to remember that you have to keep walking because you can't see what is around the corner. Julianne Malveaux walkingremembertrying President [Barack] Obama's pick of Arne Duncan as Secretary of Education was abysmal. Julianne Malveaux duncanbarackpresident I am not afraid of anything. I am voting for Hillary Clinton because I am excited and enthusiastic. Julianne Malveaux excitedvotingclinton I hope his wife feeds him [Clarence Thomas, Justice, U.S. Supreme Court] lots of eggs and butter and he dies early like many black men do, of heart disease. . . . He is an absolutely reprehensible person. Julianne Malveaux eggsheartmen If past behavior is any indication, Donald Trump's behavior would not be acceptable. Julianne Malveaux trumpbehaviorpast George W. Bush is evil. He is a terrorist. He is evil. He is arrogant. And he is out of control. Julianne Malveaux arrogantpoliticsevil I think that ranked-choice voting makes a lot of sense. Julianne Malveaux votingchoicesthinking References to everybody just disturb me, and it also disturbs me that the people who make policy are not the same people who live policy. When we talk about everybody, we are leaving a whole lot of bodies out. Julianne Malveaux leavingbodypeople Of course, Mr. Hannity was outraged that any American would not cross her hand over her heart and repeat the hypocritical words, one nation. Whenever we come up on the Fourth of You Lie, I think of Frederick Douglas and his masterful oration, The meaning of the Fourth of July to the Negro. Pledge the flag? I think not! Julianne Malveaux heartlyingthinking People have been unhappy for a long time about the two-party system. Julianne Malveaux partytwolong Obviously these conditions [violence, poverty] predate the [Barack] Obama presidency and the president has limited ways to dent this violence. But funding war weapons in cities, as opposed to more community policing, is not the solution. Julianne Malveaux communitycitieswar
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