I was born black in this country. Trust me, I've seen the government. — Eddie Griffin Copy Share Image
My only crime was being born black - or being born black in Alabama. — Anthony Ray Hinton Copy Share Image
I look at my kids, who were born under a Black president, who hop around the living room naked and joyful, mimicking… — Emily Raboteau Copy Share Image
If you are born black, it is better to be born now than in any other time in United States history. My… — Russell Banks Copy Share Image
The idea of voluntary segregation went against every value I had been taught. What did being born black have to do with… — Walter Dean Myers Copy Share Image
Born of Black and White, Eaten with worms, I'm a Saint, a Sinner, a Siren of the Word, The Circle knows me,… — Ted Dekker Copy Share Image
There was a while when I was feeling like, 'Damn, if I'd just been born black, I would not have to go… — Eminem Copy Share Image
If you are born black, and you don't accept your natural status as a victim, then the validity of your blackness is… — Candace Owens Copy Share Image
I was born to a black childhood of confusion and poverty. The memory of that beginning influences my work today, It is… — Gordon Parks Copy Share Image
When I'm born I'm black, when I grow up I'm black, when I'm in the sun I'm black, when I'm sick I'm… — Malcolm X Copy Share Image
Born in Sub-Sahara Africa, I was born into my black identity because no other identity existed where I lived. However, upon coming… — Michaela DePrince Copy Share Image
“She was born poor and powerless in a land where power is money and money is adored. Born black in a land… — Maya Angelou Copy Share Image
“You know, Henry, we're the only people who get born into the enemy camp. I mean, black babies get born into black… — Michael Nava Copy Share Image
The first decade of the twentieth century was not a great time to be born black and poor and female in St.… — Maya Angelou Copy Share Image
“When I'm born I'm black, when I grow up I'm black, when I'm in the sun I'm black, when I'm sick I'm… — Oglala Lakota Copy Share Image
There is a reason why one man is born black and with other disadvantages, while another is born white with great advantages.… — Joseph Fielding Smith Copy Share Image
