We younger Negro artists who create now intend to express our individual dark-skinned selves without fear or shame. If white people are… — Langston Hughes Copy Share Image
We younger Negro artists who create now intend to express our individual dark-skinned selves without fear or shame. If white people are… — Langston Hughes Copy Share Image
Kids made fun of me because I was dark skinned, had a wide nose, and was dyslexic. Even as an actor, it… — Danny Glover Copy Share Image
The Mormon mission to Africa, as to other dark-skinned parts of the world, was for a long time hobbled by the racism… — James Fenton Copy Share Image
There are obstacles and challenges that my dark-skinned sisters face that I will never know. How they are perceived when they walk… — Jurnee Smollett-Bell Copy Share Image
I have a thick skin, which comes from being a not-really-skinny, dark-skinned Indian woman. I haven't fit in every place, and so… — Mindy Kaling Copy Share Image
“Being that the *historical* Jesus was of pure Hebraic descent- lineage of Eber- He was not an Arab or of Arabic descent,… — R. Alan Woods Copy Share Image
My very first account was @BlackBarbie, which is what my friends called me growing up. Then I thought, 'You can either call… — Khoudia Diop Copy Share Image
I've always been 'other' in all the spaces that I've been in. Even when I first moved to America, just the idea… — Jodie Turner-Smith Copy Share Image
I wanted to touch on how we look on each other. Good hair, light skin, you must be smart; if you're black,… — Rapsody Copy Share Image
The suicidally disgruntled were legion, And their enemies included any and all Americans, Brits, Canadians, Danes, et cetera; or, conversely, all Moslems,… — Robert Charles Wilson Copy Share Image
My father was a dark-skinned brother, but my mother was a very fair-skinned lady. From what I understand, she was Creole; we… — Ice T Copy Share Image
Wings in the Night”) that has regrettably achieved some popularity on neo-Nazi websites runs: “The ancient empires fall, the dark-skinned peoples fade… — Robert E. Howard Copy Share Image
Democracy is not just freedom to criticize the government or head of state, or to hold parliamentary elections. True democracy obtains only… — Nawal El Saadawi Copy Share Image
“I just assumed that at the time if I could display a talent worthy of praise. . . that I wasn't just… — Gabourey Sidibe Copy Share Image
Yeah, racist people look at me like I'm a martian, Check the card, yeah my money lookin dark skinned, Tell the bank… — Chamillionaire Copy Share Image
There was a time when all dark-skinned people were called Ethiopians, for the Greeks referred to Africa as, 'The Land Of The… — John Henrik Clarke Copy Share Image
I always prioritize dark-skinned women when I'm casting my music videos. I just believe that we deserve to be front and center.… — Bree Runway Copy Share Image
In my country - even though we have a lot of dark-skinned people - people think the lighter you are, the better… — Khoudia Diop Copy Share Image
I'm dark-skinned. When I'm around black people, I'm made to feel 'other' because I'm dark-skinned. I've had to wrestle with that, with… — Daniel Kaluuya Copy Share Image
I saw the things that my sister went through - she's dark skinned - with boys not considering her attractive in her… — Bill Duke Copy Share Image
Whether chocolate or vanilla, or you're somewhere in between, A cappuccino mocha or a caramel queen, Rejected by the black, not accepted… — MURS Copy Share Image
I had serious reservations about putting my son in the public schools in my area. I have a tremendous amount of fear… — Ana Castillo Copy Share Image
I’m a black woman who is from Central Falls, Rhode Island. I’m dark skinned. I’m quirky. I’m shy. I’m strong. I’m guarded.… — Viola Davis Copy Share Image
“When I was around four years old I asked my father, “Aba, what color are you?” He replied, “I don’t know, a… — Malala Yousafzai Copy Share Image