I spent seven months in Africa and came back saying there isn't anything you can say about black people that you couldn't… — Larry Rivers Copy Share Image
I'm the descendant of enslaved black people in this country. You could've been born in 1820 if you were black and looked… — Ta-Nehisi Coates Copy Share Image
We have always policed the bodies of people of color, and black people in particular. The Jim Crow South is a classic… — Robin DiAngelo Copy Share Image
White people moving into Brooklyn, I don't see anything wrong with that. I think that's fine and I think that's beautiful, but… — Big Daddy Kane Copy Share Image
In the spirit of debunking racial stereotypes, the one that black people don't like to swim, I'm going to tell you how… — Mellody Hobson Copy Share Image
We live in a world where black people are targeted for death and destruction, and we should not be surprised when moments… — Patrisse Cullors Copy Share Image
White communities - and I exempt poor white communities from this - have power over their representation. White people have the ability… — Yance Ford Copy Share Image
I think that for the most part, black people specifically have sort of been used as props in TV shows as a… — Lena Waithe Copy Share Image
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We have to look at for example the increasing globalization of capital, the whole system of transitional capitalism now which has had… — Angela Davis Copy Share Image
The biggest surprise for me, without a doubt, was that the first black people who came to the United States weren't the… — Henry Louis Gates Copy Share Image
Racism is a cancer. Black people have been dealing with this ever since we landed on these shores in shackles and chains.… — Daryl Davis Copy Share Image
I wanted to play roles which offered new ways of viewing black women and black people in general- and I have done… — Naomie Harris Copy Share Image
All people, all cultures have some sort of racism. It's a cultural thing and I think that part of the issue is… — Montel Vontavious Porter Copy Share Image
“The temptation is to insist that black men 'choose' to be criminals; the system does not make them criminals, at least not… — Michelle Alexander Copy Share Image
You throw hurtful words at me. You beat me down with your stares and your insults. You think you have got inside… — MzLady Bee Copy Share Image
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Mainstream media has convinced people that black people aren't relatable. So when a Jewish person comes up to me and is all,… — Issa Rae Copy Share Image
I'll tell you what's at the bottom of it. If you can convince the lowest white man he's better than the best… — Lyndon B. Johnson Copy Share Image
I'm thankful to be a mixed racial person in skateboarding. I'm part Japanese too, so when I go over to Japan everyone… — Nyjah Huston Copy Share Image
It's extremely important for white athletes to speak out for racial justice. Black people and the black community have been fighting this… — Breanna Stewart Copy Share Image
Whether it's on the court or off, there's a sense of understanding that you get from - and I'm not going to… — Jerami Grant Copy Share Image
The same rebellion, the same impatience, the same anger that exists in the hearts of the dark people in Africa and Asia… — Malcolm X Copy Share Image
When I was a teenager, black pride became newly popular again. Suddenly a lot of black people were wearing the fake kente… — W. Kamau Bell Copy Share Image
It's always baffled me why BET looks the way it does. This is Black Entertainment Television. Why are we up there, then,… — KRS-One Copy Share Image
They'll touch you and look at your skin to see if it's paint. I'm not playing. All Russia is not like that.… — Gerald Green Copy Share Image
There was no United States before slavery. I am sure somebody can make some sort of argument about modern French identity and… — Ta-Nehisi Coates Copy Share Image
The lived experience of Black people in the United States has demonstrated countless times that we are neither seen as 'law-abiding citizens'… — Jonathan Capehart Copy Share Image
“He had dreadlocks, which is what some black people have, but he was white, and dreadlocks is when you never wash your… — Mark Haddon Copy Share Image
There's no reason in the world why black [people] should not be regarded as an attribute that is not degrading but is… — John Hope Franklin Copy Share Image
Niggerization is the result of oppression -- and it doesn't just apply to the black people. Old people, poor people, and students… — Florynce Kennedy Copy Share Image
America don't have no future! America's going to be destroyed! Allah's going to divinely chastise America! Violence, crimes, earthquakes - there's gonna… — Muhammad Ali Copy Share Image
“When I was a teenager, for example, others questioned my blackness because some of the life choices I made weren’t considered to… — Issa Rae Copy Share Image
The establishment wonders why we can't get more of the black vote. It's because it's not doing the things necessary to establish… — J. C. Watts Copy Share Image
Many times, I get young people asking, 'What do you think about black movies?' And I say, 'What are you talking about?… — Melvin Van Peebles Copy Share Image
The system knows how to cherry pick black people. It's like affirmative action - once a year, one is recognized. But what… — Haile Gerima Copy Share Image
If you want to appeal to everyone, you can't do a world tour and expect black people to show up at every… — Kevin Hart Copy Share Image
I believe every pencil has to be sharpened every now and then to stay sharp, or you dull out. So my records,… — Ice Cube Copy Share Image
I think that we are all deeply, deeply committed to the liberation of black people. And so, when you put people together… — Alicia Garza Copy Share Image
African American patriotic heroism is always a curious spectacle. Often white political observers and politicians will praise Black people for their bravery,… — Jason Johnson Copy Share Image
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