As Black people, we're very used to empathizing with the world through white people's eyes, because they're the protagonists. I know what… — Rege-Jean Page Copy Share Image
One of the tragedies of the struggle against racism is that up to now there has been no national organization which could… — Stokely Carmichael Copy Share Image
Unfortunately, as I tell my white friends, we, as black people, we're never going to be successful - not because of you… — Charles Barkley Copy Share Image
In American history, Black people are usually the ones doing the work, pushing the boundaries of what America is supposed to mean,… — Jason Johnson Copy Share Image
I didn't know how to break into that space at all. My perception of voice acting was Cree Summer and Phil LaMarr… — Ayo Edebiri Copy Share Image
The truth is that in this country you here you're more likely to be harassed, hurt, or killed if you're a minister… — Gil Scott-Heron Copy Share Image
I feel like I come from a smaller off shoot of black people because I am mixed. People say I'm African American… — Maya Rudolph Copy Share Image
You know how Mexican restaurants always have "border" in the name: Border Grill, Border Cafe. You wouldn't do that to black people:… — George Lopez Copy Share Image
“In the 1920s, Jim Crow Mississippi was, in all facets of society, a kleptocracy. The majority of the people in the state… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“Responding to Wright’s critique, Hurston claimed that she had wanted at long last to write a black novel, and “not a treatise… — Zora Neale Hurston Copy Share Image
“...(I)t can be stated that the spread of the ideology connecting Africa and black people in general with the Jews has been… — Tudor Parfitt Copy Share Image
“I want to live in a liberated intersectional society. As long as inequality and discrimination exists, I cannot be satisfied with the… — Malebo Sephodi Copy Share Image
“public statements condemning segregation, sharply worded telegrams to Washington, and meetings with White House officials—were demonstrably ineffectual. New and more dramatic measures… — Stephen M. Ward Copy Share Image
I collaborated with so many people from Chicago - so many Black people, young Black women organizations like BYP100 and Assata's Daughters.… — Vic Mensa Copy Share Image
The beauty of the literary art, the grappling with the black church, the wrestling with one's identity in the bosom of a… — Michael Eric Dyson Copy Share Image
“If it supports the liberation struggle of Black people then it is good. If it is in opposition to the liberation struggle… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Obviously I've been friends with loads of white people and there's certain things that happen and even though they're constantly around black… — Michail Antonio Copy Share Image
When people think of the South Side of Chicago, they don't think about where I'm from. It was sort of a pocket:… — Lena Waithe Copy Share Image
Audiences want great story telling; it's why white people watch my show 'Black in America.' It's why black people watch 'Latina in… — Soledad O'Brien Copy Share Image
For centuries in this country, black people were seen as three-fifths of a person. So when you hear the national anthem or… — Maya Moore Copy Share Image
The government harasses everything. The government must keep a constant surveillance of all activities by black people in order to maintain their… — John Kani Copy Share Image
Frederick Douglas's agenda was an agenda, not for black people to get out of slavery. It was for America to become a… — Cornel West Copy Share Image
I don't like the fact that most black people or black comedians have to present themselves in a flamboyant way. It's good… — Franklyn Ajaye Copy Share Image
People need to seek out some diversity in their life. One of my friends is a pig farmer in Michigan, and even… — Luvvie Ajayi Copy Share Image
What the white man in America needs to realize is there's a new thinking among black people today which makes them not… — Malcolm X Copy Share Image
I think anyone in New York City could look at Luke Cage and say, 'Hey, this guy could help me out.' I… — Mike Colter Copy Share Image
Anything that could be conceived of that would separate black people from white people was devised and codified by someone in some… — Isabel Wilkerson Copy Share Image
It isn't that black people are protected in America by the left; it's that black liberals are protected just as female liberals… — Andrew Breitbart Copy Share Image
My job is to be the constructive awakener of the black masses of the world so them know themself and others know… — Peter Tosh Copy Share Image
Any film I do is not going to change the way black women have been portrayed, or black people have been portrayed,… — Spike Lee Copy Share Image
For my grandfather, there was no distinction. There was no tension between his support for civil rights for black people and his… — Megan Phelps-Roper Copy Share Image
Any time a black person has the audacity to tell everybody else that they're also human beings, they are confronted with all… — Justin Simien Copy Share Image
Black people have slavery. And white people have our own thing-stuff we went though that hurt us that we have to cope… — Louis C. K Copy Share Image
I had talked to my agent a lot over the years about not being interested in stereotypical "black films" [because] I didn't… — Zoe Kravitz Copy Share Image
In general, the mass media tell us that black people are not loving, that our lives are so fraught with violence and… — bell hooks Copy Share Image
“Up until then I'd thought that white people and colored people getting alone was the big aim, but after that I decided… — Sue Monk Kidd Copy Share Image
Once upon a time, Bill Clinton was widely perceived as an ally and advocate for the needs of black people. However, it… — Patrisse Cullors Copy Share Image
In some ways, I value specificity. I think that there's power in, once you know who your fan base is, being able… — Jamila Woods Copy Share Image
The teachings of Elijah Muhammad on how black people have been brainwashed.How they've been taught to love white and hate black, how… — Muhammad Ali Copy Share Image
Black people come in so many different bodies, genders, and sexualities, so it's important that we're conscious of that so we can… — Franchesca Ramsey Copy Share Image
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