If people don't know about you, that's not on them, it's on you. Julianne Malveaux More Quotes by Julianne Malveaux More Quotes From Julianne Malveaux [My childhood was ] spiritual than religious. Julianne Malveaux childhoodreligiousspiritual I always want to read something about our people's enslavement near the 4th. To keep it light, I also read Rolanda Watts' "Destiny Lingers" She is a sisterfriend and I ran into her at Essence. Then, I finished Paul Taylor's "The Next America." Taylor is the Executive VP at the Pew Research Center, and he uses their excellent data base to talk about the coming "generational showdown" which we are experiencing, at some level, in Black America. Julianne Malveaux destinylightessence I don't know how many off the record conversations I've had with African-American leaders who would not be quoted and refused to make their sentiments public. Julianne Malveaux african-americanrecordsleader Most violence is intra-racial, and much of the violence in African-American communities is a function of drug availability, joblessness and poverty. Julianne Malveaux availabilitydrugcommunity Did Rahm Emmanuel serve President Barack] Obama or did he serve himself as he prepared to run for Mayor of Chicago? I don't use the term black-on-black violence, since I've never heard the term white-on-white violence. Julianne Malveaux blackwhiterunning People will be talking about the [Barack] Obama legacy for decades, and I wanted to include my voice in the analysis of this presidency. Julianne Malveaux voicetalkingpeople I do know that, you know, Donald Trump has a global portfolio, and many global investors are in Russia. Julianne Malveaux portfoliostrumprussia Lots of African-American people really so adore Barack Obama that they're unwilling to even be mildly critical of him. Julianne Malveaux african-americanadorepeople We have a very large military community - veterans and others - who basically do believe in the militarism. Julianne Malveaux communitymilitarybelieve One of the challenges, I think, is that Americans are not sufficiently vested in foreign policy. Julianne Malveaux foreign-policychallengesthinking If the Muslim community in Michigan comes out strongly, I think they will make a difference. Julianne Malveaux differencescommunitythinking I think the takeaway from not holding President Obama accountable is, no matter how enthusiastic you are about Hillary Clinton, no matter how enthusiastic you are, the first thing that needs to happen is that people need to start planning how to hold her accountable. Julianne Malveaux presidentpeoplethinking We didn't hold President Obama as accountable as we might have. Julianne Malveaux president-obamapresidentmight Don't believe the hype that black North Carolinians are not voting. We've heard this time and time again. It's just not the truth. Julianne Malveaux hypevotingbelieve This is a column collection, or as one colleague called it, "history in real time," recounting my perspective on the highs and lows of this presidency from an African-American perspective. More than simply a column collection, the book has a substantial introduction that frames the [Barack] Obama presidency, explores the way Obama was treated by the political establishment and also how this first black president treated "his" people. In the epilogue, I use numbers to tell the story of African-American gains and losses during this presidency. Julianne Malveaux reallossbook It was quite a process to narrow more than 400 columns down to 80. I write weekly, though, and I don't always write about President [Barack] Obama, so that was the easy elimination. Julianne Malveaux presidenteasywriting Sometimes, I repeat myself, and that was a second elimination [of Barack Obama]. I worked with a team, including a great editor who, as the project came together, suggested other additions and eliminations. It was a process. Julianne Malveaux editorsteamtogether I do know that there are down-ballot people who have run on the Green Party, and some have been successful. Julianne Malveaux partysuccessfulrunning The voter problems and voter suppression, in some ways they're the same thing, but in some ways they're not, because the suppression is evil. Julianne Malveaux votersevilway North Carolina is a fascinating state, because you've got these urban areas. You've got the Piedmont Triangle - Greensboro, Winston-Salem and High Point. Julianne Malveaux urbantrianglesnorth-carolina
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