Today mass incarceration defines the meaning of blackness in America: Black people, especially black men, are criminals. That is what it means… — Michelle Alexander Copy Share Image
While violence is part of what it means to be part of the black diaspora in the United States, that is not… — Clint Smith Copy Share Image
Part-black generally means all-black in Americans' minds. Just as part-Asian or part-Hispanic or part-anything-else usually puts individuals in those minority-groups' camps. — Jeffrey Kluger Copy Share Image
Fluidity means that our black identities are constantly changing as we respond to circumstances in our families and communities of origin, and… — Bell Hooks Copy Share Image
We have a tendency in this country that when we say Black it automatically means Black Americans. But that's a big mistake,… — Irene Cara Copy Share Image
Hip Hop offers new ways of seeing and understanding what it means to be black at this pivotal time in history. — Todd Boyd Copy Share Image
To most white people, jazz means black and jazz means dirt, and that's not what I play. I play black classical music. — Nina Simone Copy Share Image
There haven't been enough profound things written about what being black means and what a black character is. Nobody knows. — James Earl Jones Copy Share Image
As a black person, I'm used to going to places in which I might be the only black person that shows up… — Kerry James Marshall Copy Share Image
It means black kitten," I said with my pulse almost even again. Ares studied me. "And you're ok with them calling you… — Laurell K. Hamilton Copy Share Image
“You know what Black means? BLACK means Brave, BLACK means Leaderly, BLACK means Adventurous, BLACK means Considerate, BLACK means Kind.” — Abhijit Naskar Copy Share Image
