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title: "24 Know Black Quotes by 24 authors"
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> [We say Black lives matter, but a lot of white folks don't know Black folk.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathan-majors/we-say-black-lives-matter-but-a-lot-of-white-folks-don-t-know-black/)

[Jonathan Majors](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonathan-majors/)

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> [Unfortunately, I don't know many black people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/miriam-margolyes/unfortunately-i-don-t-know-many-black-people/)

[Miriam Margolyes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/miriam-margolyes/)

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> [I don't know any black actors who are as short as I am.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paterson-joseph/i-don-t-know-any-black-actors-who-are-as-short-as-i-am/)

[Paterson Joseph](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paterson-joseph/)

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> [“I don’t know about black or white magic I just know one type and that is your magic.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/m-f-moonzajer/i-don-t-know-about-black-or-white-magic-i-just-know-one-type-and-that/)

[M.F. Moonzajer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/m-f-moonzajer/)

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> [I know that I am a black man in a white world. . . I know that I never had it made.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jackie-robinson/i-know-that-i-am-a-black-man-in-a-white-world-i-know-that-i-never-had/)

[Jackie Robinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jackie-robinson/)

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> [I went to white schools and I didn't know anything about black history.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-dwight/i-went-to-white-schools-and-i-didn-t-know-anything-about-black-history/)

[Ed Dwight](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-dwight/)

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> [I know that the Black emphasis must be not against white but FOR Black.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gwendolyn-brooks/i-know-that-the-black-emphasis-must-be-not-against-white-but-for-black/)

[Gwendolyn Brooks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gwendolyn-brooks/)

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> [Our African American kids need to know what Black Wall Street was all about.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-hill/our-african-american-kids-need-to-know-what-black-wall-street-was-all/)

[George Hill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-hill/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0ab/george-hill-5368_about_our-african-american-kids-need-to-know-w_1738220.jpg)

> [“It was human who said BLACK is SAD. I don't believe. You know why. Because I am BLACK but am HAPPY.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ahamed-nafaz-raja-s-n/it-was-human-who-said-black-is-sad-i-don-t-believe-you-know-why/)

[Ahamed Nafaz Raja.S.N](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ahamed-nafaz-raja-s-n/)

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> [“I know love because I know the absence of it, you know what I mean? Like, I know black because I've seen…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/c-m-stunich/i-know-love-because-i-know-the-absence-of-it-you-know-what-i-mean/)

[C.M. Stunich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/c-m-stunich/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0f7/c-m-stunich-1421_love_i-know-love-because-i-know-the-absence-o_2573554.jpg)

> [I know black people love the idea that we finally have a beautiful, good-looking black president. But if he is doing awful…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alice-walker/i-know-black-people-love-the-idea-that-we-finally-have-a-beautiful/)

[Alice Walker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alice-walker/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a02/alice-walker-347_awful_i-know-black-people-love-the-idea-that-w_2018591.png)

> [I only know how to be a Black woman. I don't know anything else, and so I don't know how to lead…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laphonza-butler/i-only-know-how-to-be-a-black-woman-i-don-t-know-anything-else-and-so/)

[Laphonza Butler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laphonza-butler/)

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> [My job is to be the constructive awakener of the black masses of the world so them know themself and others know…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-tosh/my-job-is-to-be-the-constructive-awakener-of-the-black-masses-of-the/)

[Peter Tosh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-tosh/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5b1/peter-tosh-8773_black-people_my-job-is-to-be-the-constructive-awakene_2688094.jpg)

> [Not only did I always know I was black, I always knew we were and are beautiful, culturally rich, and creators of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/angela-rye/not-only-did-i-always-know-i-was-black-i-always-knew-we-were-and-are/)

[Angela Rye](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/angela-rye/)

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> [It's really interesting when I go into a community where they haven't seen me before because I often get, 'I didn't know…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-gillum/it-s-really-interesting-when-i-go-into-a-community-where-they-haven-t/)

[Andrew Gillum](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-gillum/)

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> [“You know what Black means? BLACK means Brave, BLACK means Leaderly, BLACK means Adventurous, BLACK means Considerate, BLACK means Kind.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abhijit-naskar/you-know-what-black-means-black-means-brave-black-means-leaderly/)

[Abhijit Naskar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abhijit-naskar/)

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> [People say that they know Black hair, and they don't. Countless times that people don't really know how to nourish and care…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/griff/people-say-that-they-know-black-hair-and-they-don-t-countless-times/)

[Griff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/griff/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dcc/griff-6258_black-hair_people-say-that-they-know-black-hair-and_2747146.jpg)

> [I also know that while I am black I am a human being, and therefore I have the right to go into…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stokely-carmichael/i-also-know-that-while-i-am-black-i-am-a-human-being-and-therefore-i/)

[Stokely Carmichael](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stokely-carmichael/)

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> [“Gwen thinks Lazar disrespected her because she's black. And look I mean you're aware of my policy when it comes to that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-chabon/gwen-thinks-lazar-disrespected-her-because-she-s-black-and-look-i/)

[Michael Chabon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-chabon/)

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> [“a loyal willingness to say that black is white when Party discipline demands this. But it means also the ability to believe…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-orwell/a-loyal-willingness-to-say-that-black-is-white-when-party-discipline/)

[George Orwell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-orwell/)

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> [As a black man who doesn't know another black man who hasn't had strange run-ins with police officers, it's impossible for us…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trip-lee/as-a-black-man-who-doesn-t-know-another-black-man-who-hasn-t-had/)

[Trip Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/trip-lee/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6f4/trip-lee-7975_culture_as-a-black-man-who-doesn-t-know-another_798610.jpg)

> [“Okay, here’s the first speech. You guys know what ‘black’ means, right? It means a program or project that is not acknowledged…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-clancy/okay-here-s-the-first-speech-you-guys-know-what-black-means-right-it/)

[Tom Clancy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-clancy/)

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> [I know I'm black. Everyone knows I'm black. But I don't want to be defined as a black hockey player.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/p-k-subban/i-know-i-m-black-everyone-knows-i-m-black-but-i-don-t-want-to-be/)

[P.K. Subban](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/p-k-subban/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/623/p-k-subban-5611_black_i-know-i-m-black-everyone-knows-i-m-blac_1414052.jpg)

> [If I want to know how to do a black cat eye, I don't drive to a department store. I'll go on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emily-weiss/if-i-want-to-know-how-to-do-a-black-cat-eye-i-don-t-drive-to-a/)

[Emily Weiss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emily-weiss/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/61d/emily-weiss-5346_black-cat_if-i-want-to-know-how-to-do-a-black-cat_568648.jpg)

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