Who would have thought we'd have a black son before we had…

Who would've thought we'd have a black son before we met a Democrat? -Sean Tuohy

— The Blind Side

Of course Black Lives Matter and the killing of young black boys is heartbreaking to all of us. Everyone knows I am a black…

— Rozonda Thomas

I thought that, as a black audience member, I would like to see something that reflected an experience that's not normally exhibited in documentaries,…

— Elvis Mitchell

Do you know, it's funny, but I never thought of being blind as a disadvantage, and I never thought of being black as a…

— Stevie Wonder

Growing up I thought I might be the only black person in the world.

— Ncuti Gatwa

I thought I was the only black Scottish person in the world.

— Ncuti Gatwa

I never thought we'd ever have a black president. President Obama has done such a tremendous job He just has been unable to get…

— Hank Aaron

Many people early on actually thought I was a black performer!

— B. J. Thomas

“What I thought was a black hole turned out to be nothing more than a splatter of ink on my tie. And I assumed…

— Jarod Kintz

For me, as a child, I certainly thought that there were more black people in the world than white people.

— Keegan-Michael Key

I remember seeing 'Snow White' and saying to my mother, 'Will there ever be a Chocolate Brown?' She said 'Probably. Why not?' I just…

— Anika Noni Rose

We still have a long way to go but if we work together and we work hard, you'll see black people in positions you…

— Leah Chase

I never thought black people would say I wasn't black enough. It didn't turn me into a bully - it just put me on…

— Tionne Watkins

At screenings for 'Black in America,' I've heard people say, 'Well you know, I never thought you were black until you did Katrina, and…

— Soledad O'Brien

There is only one party in the United States, the Property Party...and it has two right wings: Republican and Democrat. Republicans are a bit…

— Gore Vidal