I'm the only person on Earth who's not afraid to admit that black people are better dancers than white people! I said… — Carlos Mencia Copy Share Image
Black people comprehend the South. We understand its weight. It has rested on our backs... I knew that my heart would break… — Maya Angelou Copy Share Image
We haven't got those dreams: 'I wish to become doctor or a lawyer.' Black people in South Africa have been barred in… — John Kani Copy Share Image
The majority of Latin actresses in Hollywood were always playing either spitfires or maids. Now here is a woman who comes in… — Rosie Perez Copy Share Image
“When there is more concern for white sports fans in the vicinity of a riot than the black people facing off with… — Cindy Milstein Copy Share Image
Rhythm and blues started even before phonograph records were being produced because black people entertained themselves. It wasn't done for money. It… — Jesse Stone Copy Share Image
People from Europe and people from Africa encountered one another long before the invention of "Europe" and "Africa" and "white people" and… — Darryl Pinckney Copy Share Image
I've been blessed with the opportunity to express the views of black people who otherwise don't have access to power and the… — Spike Lee Copy Share Image
Some playwrights are obvious influences on younger writers. Arthur Miller (realistic, politically engaged dramas) and Christopher Durang (satirical dark comedies) are examples.… — Daniel J. Sullivan Copy Share Image
“I keep thinking about Marcus Garvey and what he says about black people knowing themselves. It's clear that if the so-called Negro… — Vaunda Micheaux Nelson Copy Share Image
“Black people of all shapes, sizes, and personalities value the moisturizing product known as body lotion. Lotioning alleviates ashiness. To be “ashy”… — Issa Rae Copy Share Image
I am not a conservative but I have spoken out for years against the staggering amount blind hatred directed at black conservatives… — Juan Williams Copy Share Image
What's interesting is, most of the people who are fans of the The Wire who black people or cops... most of the… — Lance Reddick Copy Share Image
The concept of 'purgatory' is in Catholic Church dogma, and most black people are not Catholic - mostly their Christian realities focus… — Harry Lennix Copy Share Image
We have African-Americans and black people getting behind the scenes more and more, we get true black images in television and film...because… — Keke Palmer Copy Share Image
“IN ADDITION TO having become a distinctly Christian party, the GOP is more than ever America’s self-consciously white party. The nationalization of… — Kurt Andersen Copy Share Image
Amongst black people, you have always heard it said that once a black man reaches a certain level, especially if you are… — Spike Lee Copy Share Image
I love the fact that we, as black people, carry our faith with us. We share it and embrace it and love… — Boris Kodjoe Copy Share Image
“Racist policies forcing free Blacks into menial jobs were being defended by racist claims that lazy and unskilled Black people were best… — Ibram X. Kendi Copy Share Image
Our [black people's] path is clear: We refuse to be inferior. We want to be exactly what Allah (God) has desired for… — Louis Farrakhan Copy Share Image
I played Pierre, a white Russian aristocrat, and my co-lead was Denee Benton. Two black leads playing not black people - it… — Okieriete Onaodowan Copy Share Image
I love "Phenomenal Woman." The experiences she had of being African American in the U.S. - that itself is a task. I… — Serena Williams Copy Share Image
One of the things I'm going to say out there is how grateful I am - and how grateful the world is… — Kurt Vonnegut Copy Share Image
Black people are often praised as heroes for saving a country that treats us like third-class citizens, yet when it comes to… — Jason Johnson Copy Share Image
I'm always annoyed about why black people have to bear the brunt of everybody else's contempt. If we are not totally understanding… — Toni Morrison Copy Share Image
Black people still call me Prince. Sometimes I ask them, "Why do you call me Prince?" And people say, "Because you are… — Prince Copy Share Image
Bernie Sanders has done a great job of, social media black kids know about him. Young black people progressives know about him.… — Killer Mike Copy Share Image
“I was born in the US and l have lived in Mexico since 1946. I believe that all these states of being… — Elizabeth Catlett Copy Share Image
While it has become “cool” for white folks to hang out with black people and express pleasure in black culture, most white… — Bell Hooks Copy Share Image
I'm so, so full of joy that America elected Obama. He didn't win because he was black - people voted for him… — Estelle Fanta Swaray Copy Share Image
I realized with Broadway everything written for black people is usually written in the past, and I'm kind of a contemporary guy.… — Chris Rock Copy Share Image
Before BLM, there was a dormancy in our black freedom movement. Obviously many of us were doing work, but we've been able… — Patrisse Cullors Copy Share Image
It would be a horrible mistake for black people to say, as some have said, "We don't recognize him..." If you refuse… — Charles E. Blake Copy Share Image
Portland is often trumpeted as being one of America's coolest, hippest cities. I've been to Portland many times, and I'm always like,… — W. Kamau Bell Copy Share Image
I do not admit... that a great wrong has been done to the Red Indians of America, or the black people of… — Winston Churchill Copy Share Image
Saying I want to pay women a fair wage is doing something and saying young black people deserve not to be called… — Killer Mike Copy Share Image
We can see that the complexity we witness inside the African-American community today has always been there. Black people were just as… — Henry Louis Gates Copy Share Image
As black people we were out to further our equality. I don't pay attention to the controversial connotations put on by media… — Chuck D Copy Share Image
Homophobia is easier for black people where black people are concerned. They feel they have the right to correct me on my… — David McAlmont Copy Share Image
We still have a long way to go but if we work together and we work hard, you'll see black people in… — Leah Chase Copy Share Image