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title: "3 Born Pink Quotes by 3 authors"
description: "Browse 3 Born Pink quotes by 3 authors. Discover the best Born Pink sayings and thoughts."
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> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/malcolm-x/when-i-m-born-i-m-black-when-i-grow-up-i-m-black-when-i-m-in-the-sun/)

[Malcolm X](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/malcolm-x/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e80/malcolm-x-213_black_when-i-m-born-i-m-black-when-i-grow-up-i_228926.jpg)

> [“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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oglala-lakota/when-i-m-born-i-m-black-when-i-grow-up-i-m-black-when-i-m-in-the-sun-2/)

[Oglala Lakota](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oglala-lakota/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/edc/oglala-lakota-267179_labels_when-i-m-born-i-m-black-when-i-grow-up-i_1643458.jpg)

> [“This was a cruel world she had been born into, all pink and squirming. She'd never wanted to see reality. Now, like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-kurtz/this-was-a-cruel-world-she-had-been-born-into-all-pink-and-squirming/)

[Chris Kurtz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-kurtz/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/959/chris-kurtz-53003_cruel_this-was-a-cruel-world-she-had-been-born_2323950.jpg)

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