It’s troubling that by eliminating weekend voting hours, the state of Ohio specifically banned a popular voting time of choice for minorities. In Cuyahoga County, which I represent, 56 percent of weekend voters in 2008 were African American while adult African Americans comprise 28 percent of the county population. Marcia Fudge Read Quote
I think that there is not any group of people in this country who do not believe that they should be a part of the process. Marcia Fudge Read Quote
We need to have a discussion on race, but we also need to have a discussion on how we are treating poor and minority people in this country. Marcia Fudge Read Quote
Civil rights in this country is unfinished business, and racism is alive and well. Marcia Fudge Read Quote
The most important thing is you have to want to do something for somebody other than yourself. Marcia Fudge Read Quote
There is this real divisive theory that if we allow more immigrants to come into this country, that they’re going to take our jobs. It is simply not true. Every person I know who wants to work in a hotel and change sheets can do it. Marcia Fudge Read Quote
I am certainly humbled to receive the American Voice Award and join the ranks of so many people that I admire. Marcia Fudge Read Quote
We need to address hunger, job training, justice. I can’t do it alone. We need to elect people who understand the urgency. Marcia Fudge Read Quote
Ethnic sensitivity both on-camera and behind it demonstrates a corporate understanding of the benefits of diversity and a genuine respect for the audiences’ needs. Marcia Fudge Read Quote
