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Men are like pillow-cases. The colour of one may be red, that of another blue, and that of the third black; but… — Ramakrishna Copy Share Image
This house has been far out at sea all night, The woods crashing through darkness, the booming hills, Winds stampeding the fields… — Ted Hughes Copy Share Image
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You don't pick black actors or black directors because they are black. You pick them because they are good. If you lend… — Denzel Washington Copy Share Image
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When he awoke it was dawn. Or something like dawn. The light was watery, dim and incomparably sad. Vast, grey, gloomy hills… — Susanna Clarke Copy Share Image
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[Voicing a cartoon] feels like going down a mysterious but joyful black hole. Once you relax for 15 or 20 minutes, and… — Jim Parsons Copy Share Image
I grew up on what everybody called a plantation - but believe me, it wasn't a plantation. It was just an old… — Sam Phillips Copy Share Image
The color palette grew as the story progressed. The 1920's sharecroppers were muted and neutrals, the 30's and 40's introduced burgundy to… — Ruth E. Carter Copy Share Image
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Here was one of the white man's most characteristic behavior patterns - where black men are concerned. He loves himself so much… — Malcolm X Copy Share Image
Life is a charity ball given by the leaders of society. A few dance, get their charity's worth to the last penny;… — Austin O'Malley Copy Share Image
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If you take five white guys and put 'em with five black guys, and let 'em hang around together for about a… — George Carlin Copy Share Image
People look at the future and see a black hole. They look at climate change and see an ecological crisis. They look… — Kalle Lasn Copy Share Image
The system functioned relatively automatically, and the prevailing system of racial meanings, identities, and ideologies already seemed natural. Ninety percent of those… — Michelle Alexander Copy Share Image
As I do not live in an age when rustling black skirts billow about me, and I do not carry an ebony… — Florida Scott-Maxwell Copy Share Image
I like the way black looks. I think I look better in darker clothes. And maybe the fact that I wear black… — Joan Jett Copy Share Image
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I don't totally believe that all of the politicians see a problem with the gap between the scores of black children and… — Barry Williams Copy Share Image
With your face and your beautiful eyes and the coversations with the little white lies and the faded picture of a beautiful… — Taylor Swift Copy Share Image
I could no longer afford to be jealous or unfriendly, because, as soon as I was, a bandage came down over my… — Jacques Lusseyran Copy Share Image
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Voting is a Constitutional right. Absent any evidence of fraud, all Americans have a protected right to vote, be they rich or… — Juan Williams Copy Share Image
Black people don't hijack planes, alright? Now I'll be the first to admit, we steal a lot of stuff, but we do… — Alonzo Bodden Copy Share Image
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White boys always get the Oscar. It's a known fact. Did I ever get a nomination? No! You know why? Cause I… — Eddie Murphy Copy Share Image
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Africans and persons of African descent must assume the primary responsibility and leadership in historical research…if we are to continue to leave… — Chancellor Williams Copy Share Image
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Up until the middle to late '60s, it was a choice to film in black-and-white or color. But then television became so… — John Boorman Copy Share Image
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