I remember when someone told me phones were going to have cameras on them, and I thought that was the dumbest idea… — Arthur Jafa Copy Share Image
For black people, everything we do has to be ratified and endorsed by a power structure that is white. And that reinforces… — Kerry James Marshall Copy Share Image
Black people watch more television than anybody else, which makes it legitimate to talk about television. Its anesthetizing effect has been quite… — Michael Eric Dyson Copy Share Image
If you see black people being portrayed in this one way well then, when you see a black person in real life,… — KiKi Layne Copy Share Image
People always say 'You do racial comedy.' And I don't, exactly. I do cultural comedy. Because race and culture are two different… — Russell Peters Copy Share Image
We have to create a range, and we have to let there be possibilities. And basically, by showing there are different types… — Dee Rees Copy Share Image
I spent 12 years of my life writing stories without black people. That's insane to me. It's insane that I could have… — Tomi Adeyemi Copy Share Image
Jesse Jackson also said he thought Barack Obama was talking down to black people by lecturing them on things like fatherhood and… — Jay Leno Copy Share Image
“A vision of cultural homogeneity that seeks to deflect attention away from or even excuse the oppressive, dehumanizing impact of white supremacy… — bell hooks Copy Share Image
“There is no Black person here who can afford to wait to be led into positive action for survival. Each one of… — Audre Lorde Copy Share Image
You can read Windrush as a morality tale, but it is about the future of black people in the Caribbean. Where next… — Hilary Beckles Copy Share Image
The de industrialization of the US. economy based on the migration of corporations into third world areas where labor is very cheap… — Angela Davis Copy Share Image
I try to write each piece in the language of the piece, so that I'm not using the same language from piece… — Alexis De Veaux Copy Share Image
“Too few of us from the Black Power generation and the movements to take power in cities through the election of black… — Junius Williams Copy Share Image
I was doing cartoons and mocking white liberals, mocking the attitude of government who said to go slow, while intending to do… — Jules Feiffer Copy Share Image
“I remembered how tough it was getting black people in large tenements to come together to build a playground. The enemy was… — Junius Williams Copy Share Image
Honoring George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Michael Brown Jr., and too many other Black people taken from our communities by state violence is… — Cori Bush Copy Share Image
Music and football are two industries where black people excel, because talent is undeniable. You can't deny an amazing voice. You can't… — Santan Dave Copy Share Image
My mom was born in Jamaica and has always been around a community of black people, so she encouraged me to get… — Marley Dias Copy Share Image
There's one more thing I want to say. It's a touchy subject. Black beauty. Black sensuality. We live in a culture where… — Jody Watley Copy Share Image
Recognize that being one of the only black people in an organization, or just in a meeting, automatically makes you very visible.… — Kenneth I. Chenault Copy Share Image
Sometimes black people really want to hold onto our oppression - 'This is ours! This belongs to us.' You can't just talk… — Wanda Sykes Copy Share Image
I've been in situations where I was 'black boy white,' or 'white boy black.' People didn't know, "Is he the whitest black… — Kevin michael Copy Share Image
I want young people to look at me and go, 'Damn, I want to be like that brother. He sharp, he be… — Michael Eric Dyson Copy Share Image
Black history isn't a separate history. This is all of our history, this is American history, and we need to understand that.… — Karyn Parsons Copy Share Image
The history of slavery in this country has affected not only how black people see themselves, but how white people see black… — Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman Copy Share Image
The Mississippi is not the only river. There's the Tallahatchie and the Big Black. People have been put in the river year… — Fannie Lou Hamer Copy Share Image
We're told that independent film lovers... folks that are used to watching art house films, won't come out and see a film… — Ava DuVernay Copy Share Image
Dr. King's policy was, if you are nonviolent, if you suffer, your opponent will see your suffering and will be moved to… — Stokely Carmichael Copy Share Image
I got into the business because I love writing. When it came down to finding my voice, which every writer has to… — Lena Waithe Copy Share Image
The Democratic Party has not changed their ideology toward Black people. It has always been an ideology of control. And when they… — Mark Robinson Copy Share Image
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
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
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
My plays are for the kind of black people who relate to funk music, to Parliament-Funkadelic. When those guys get out of… — Suzan-Lori Parks Copy Share Image
America has been the best country on earth for black folks. It was here that 600,000 black people, brought from Africa in… — Pat Buchanan Copy Share Image
You have to take your hat off to the homosexual and gay community cause right now they're as strong as black people… — Tyrese Gibson Copy Share Image
The Mississippi of 1920 was an exceptionally dangerous place for Black people. But my grandfather deeply believed in helping create opportunities to… — Mike Espy 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
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
