The black community now in many ways divided itself the way the large… — Ed Smith

The black community now in many ways divided itself the way the larger white community divides itself, over class issues. And that race is no longer the bond that it once was. That's one of the prices you pay for progress.

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There is only one class in the community that thinks more about money than the rich, and that is the poor. The poor can think of nothing else. — Oscar Wilde
To tax the community for the advantage of a class is not protection: it is plunder. — Benjamin Disraeli
With the changing economy, no one has lifetime employment. But community colleges provide lifetime employability. — Barack Obama
One of the prices that we pay for integration was the disintegration of the black community. — Ed Smith
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