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title: "7 Happens Black Quotes by 7 authors"
description: "Browse 7 Happens Black quotes by 7 authors. Discover the best Happens Black sayings and thoughts."
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> [“Music is not just the black dots on the white paper -- it's what happens when those black dots go into your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/phil-smith/music-is-not-just-the-black-dots-on-the-white-paper-it-s-what-happens/)

[Phil Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/phil-smith/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c49/phil-smith-102709_happens_music-is-not-just-the-black-dots-on-the_477813.jpg)

> [“Have you been to the police?’ Richard asked. ‘Yes.’ She made a gesture of disgust and rose and walked to the window.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-baldwin/have-you-been-to-the-police-richard-asked-yes-she-made-a-gesture-of/)

[James Baldwin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-baldwin/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f5f/james-baldwin-995_oh-well_have-you-been-to-the-police-richard-aske_569211.jpg)

> [What happens to Black Folks today, happens to White Folks tomorrow.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dick-gregory/what-happens-to-black-folks-today-happens-to-white-folks-tomorrow/)

[Dick Gregory](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dick-gregory/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/64e/dick-gregory-3266_black_what-happens-to-black-folks-today-happen_807202.jpg)

> [Whenever someone refers to me as someone "who happens to be black," I wonder if they realize that both my parents are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-sowell/whenever-someone-refers-to-me-as-someone-who-happens-to-be-black-i/)

[Thomas Sowell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-sowell/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/336/thomas-sowell-247_black_whenever-someone-refers-to-me-as-someone_1219517.jpg)

> [I always say, no matter what happens to me as a black man in country music, I can handle it if Charley…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/darius-rucker/i-always-say-no-matter-what-happens-to-me-as-a-black-man-in-country/)

[Darius Rucker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/darius-rucker/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bd7/darius-rucker-2507_country_i-always-say-no-matter-what-happens-to-m_1392543.png)

> [I view myself as a multicultural woman who happens to be black.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wendy-williams/i-view-myself-as-a-multicultural-woman-who-happens-to-be-black/)

[Wendy Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wendy-williams/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4bf/wendy-williams-3613_black_i-view-myself-as-a-multicultural-woman-w_2624845.png)

> [“Everyone has their wings, it just so happens that mine are black.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/destiny-angel-king/everyone-has-their-wings-it-just-so-happens-that-mine-are-black/)

[Destiny-Angel King](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/destiny-angel-king/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/620/destiny-angel-king-232525_angels_everyone-has-their-wings-it-just-so-happ_2715838.jpg)

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