--- title: "20 Poor Black Quotes by 20 authors" description: "Browse 20 Poor Black quotes by 20 authors. Discover the best Poor Black sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bf8/mark-robinson-5932_black_i-was-poor-black-i-overcame-all-those-th_1374278.jpg" --- > [I was poor, black, I overcame all those things.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-robinson/i-was-poor-black-i-overcame-all-those-things/) [Mark Robinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-robinson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bf8/mark-robinson-5932_black_i-was-poor-black-i-overcame-all-those-th_1374278.jpg) > [I was born a poor black child.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-gore/i-was-born-a-poor-black-child/) [Al Gore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-gore/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c45/al-gore-609_black_i-was-born-a-poor-black-child-2344709_2344709.jpg) > [I grew up poor, black, and working class.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-ross-williams/i-grew-up-poor-black-and-working-class/) [Roger Ross Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roger-ross-williams/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/831/roger-ross-williams-5118_black_i-grew-up-poor-black-and-working-class-2_2739585.jpg) > [I did not believe what I was told about being poor and black and female in Mississippi in 1954.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oprah-winfrey/i-did-not-believe-what-i-was-told-about-being-poor-and-black-and/) [Oprah Winfrey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oprah-winfrey/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e1b/oprah-winfrey-186_believe_i-did-not-believe-what-i-was-told-about_1031679.png) > [“Poor black men were locked up. Poor black women were locked out.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-desmond/poor-black-men-were-locked-up-poor-black-women-were-locked-out/) [Matthew Desmond](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-desmond/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/adc/matthew-desmond-1529_black-women_poor-black-men-were-locked-up-poor-black_3004821.jpg) > [The poor black people in it make the black people in Gone With the Wind look like Malcolm X.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-stein/the-poor-black-people-in-it-make-the-black-people-in-gone-with-the/) [Ben Stein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-stein/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5bd/ben-stein-2703_black_the-poor-black-people-in-it-make-the-bla_1602889.jpg) > [When you're poor and black in America, you stand a greater chance of going to prison for something you didn't do.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-ray-hinton/when-you-re-poor-and-black-in-america-you-stand-a-greater-chance-of/) [Anthony Ray Hinton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-ray-hinton/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/559/anthony-ray-hinton-9609_america_when-you-re-poor-and-black-in-america-yo_2266480.jpg) > [Michael Jackson was a poor black boy who grew up to be a rich white woman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/molly-ivins/michael-jackson-was-a-poor-black-boy-who-grew-up-to-be-a-rich-white/) [Molly Ivins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/molly-ivins/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/089/molly-ivins-1296_black_michael-jackson-was-a-poor-black-boy-who_1932194.png) > [“Oh, man, why is this the life? Why is it? Why is one rich and the other poor? Why is one black…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-d-souza/oh-man-why-is-this-the-life-why-is-it-why-is-one-rich-and-the-other/) [Tony D'Souza](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-d-souza/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f3c/tony-d-souza-28440_life_oh-man-why-is-this-the-life-why-is-it-wh_2998244.jpg) > [Every single progressive education fad of the past thirty years has hurt poor black children.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shelby-steele/every-single-progressive-education-fad-of-the-past-thirty-years-has/) [Shelby Steele](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shelby-steele/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bfb/shelby-steele-3370_black_every-single-progressive-education-fad-o_1484931.png) > [But rich or poor, black or white, none of us are entitled to anything.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/russell-simmons/but-rich-or-poor-black-or-white-none-of-us-are-entitled-to-anything/) [Russell Simmons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/russell-simmons/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fc5/russell-simmons-900_black_but-rich-or-poor-black-or-white-none-of_2444172.png) > [I have no interest in romanticizing poor black people, having been one of them myself in our beloved hometown of Detroit.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-eric-dyson/i-have-no-interest-in-romanticizing-poor-black-people-having-been-one/) [Michael Eric Dyson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-eric-dyson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a64/michael-eric-dyson-1424_beloved_i-have-no-interest-in-romanticizing-poor_2967872.png) > [ Poor is the new black. So on this film \[The Land\], there are poor black people, but there are also poor Latinos,… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-caple-jr/poor-is-the-new-black-so-on-this-film-the-land-there-are-poor-black/) [Steven Caple Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-caple-jr/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c94/steven-caple-jr-49791_black_poor-is-the-new-black-so-on-this-film-th_1342493.jpg) > [Atlanta is unique to me. You got poor black people, but I also saw this: I saw black doctors, lawyers, educators. All…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/killer-mike/atlanta-is-unique-to-me-you-got-poor-black-people-but-i-also-saw-this/) [Killer Mike](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/killer-mike/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c63/killer-mike-2503_atlanta_atlanta-is-unique-to-me-you-got-poor-bla_1302401.png) > [You take a poor black child. Give him a good education, tell him he's somebody, that God didn't create junk when he…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-c-watts/you-take-a-poor-black-child-give-him-a-good-education-tell-him-he-s/) [J. C. Watts](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-c-watts/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e49/j-c-watts-8129_action_you-take-a-poor-black-child-give-him-a-g_2945522.png) > [We're poor black kids from Akron, Ohio. When you tell stories about people like us, sometimes it's going to be considered a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maverick-carter/we-re-poor-black-kids-from-akron-ohio-when-you-tell-stories-about/) [Maverick Carter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maverick-carter/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a3a/maverick-carter-9406_people_we-re-poor-black-kids-from-akron-ohio-wh_1923587.jpg) > [I decided, if I'm going to be poor and black and all, the least thing I'm going to do is to try…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ornette-coleman/i-decided-if-i-m-going-to-be-poor-and-black-and-all-the-least-thing-i/) [Ornette Coleman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ornette-coleman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/062/ornette-coleman-12578_black_i-decided-if-i-m-going-to-be-poor-and-bl_1611281.jpg) > [Among liberals and Democrats, there is this notion that the poor - especially the black poor - can do no wrong. If…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gregory-kane/among-liberals-and-democrats-there-is-this-notion-that-the-poor/) [Gregory Kane](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gregory-kane/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c84/gregory-kane-65531_black_among-liberals-and-democrats-there-is-th_2511207.jpg) > [“She said, "I wish I had been born poor." ("I wish I'd been born an Indian" - Robert Kennedy.) The ideal would…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sigrid-nunez/she-said-i-wish-i-had-been-born-poor-i-wish-i-d-been-born-an-indian/) [Sigrid Núñez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sigrid-nunez/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/12b/sigrid-nunez-23375_children_she-said-i-wish-i-had-been-born-poor-i-w_1831536.jpg) > [I just grew up a poor black kid in Alabama with a single mom and two brothers.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-barkley/i-just-grew-up-a-poor-black-kid-in-alabama-with-a-single-mom-and-two/) [Charles Barkley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-barkley/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9fd/charles-barkley-1266_alabama_i-just-grew-up-a-poor-black-kid-in-alaba_258928.png) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/poor-black/#itemlist", "name": "Poor Black Quotes", "numberOfItems": 20, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I was poor, black, I overcame all those things.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Mark Robinson" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-robinson/i-was-poor-black-i-overcame-all-those-things/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bf8/mark-robinson-5932_black_i-was-poor-black-i-overcame-all-those-th_1374278.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bf8/mark-robinson-5932_black_i-was-poor-black-i-overcame-all-those-th_1374278.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bf8/mark-robinson-5932_black_i-was-poor-black-i-overcame-all-those-th_1374278.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I was poor, black, I overcame all those things.” — Mark Robinson", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I was born a poor black child.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Al Gore" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-gore/i-was-born-a-poor-black-child/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c45/al-gore-609_black_i-was-born-a-poor-black-child-2344709_2344709.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c45/al-gore-609_black_i-was-born-a-poor-black-child-2344709_2344709.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c45/al-gore-609_black_i-was-born-a-poor-black-child-2344709_2344709.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I was born a poor black child.” — Al Gore", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I grew up poor, black, and working class.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Roger Ross Williams" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-ross-williams/i-grew-up-poor-black-and-working-class/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/831/roger-ross-williams-5118_black_i-grew-up-poor-black-and-working-class-2_2739585.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/831/roger-ross-williams-5118_black_i-grew-up-poor-black-and-working-class-2_2739585.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/831/roger-ross-williams-5118_black_i-grew-up-poor-black-and-working-class-2_2739585.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I grew up poor, black, and working class.” — Roger Ross Williams", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I did not believe what I was told about being poor and black and female in Mississippi in 1954.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Oprah Winfrey" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oprah-winfrey/i-did-not-believe-what-i-was-told-about-being-poor-and-black-and/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e1b/oprah-winfrey-186_believe_i-did-not-believe-what-i-was-told-about_1031679.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e1b/oprah-winfrey-186_believe_i-did-not-believe-what-i-was-told-about_1031679.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e1b/oprah-winfrey-186_believe_i-did-not-believe-what-i-was-told-about_1031679.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I did not believe what I was told about being poor and black and female in Mississippi in 1954.” — Oprah Winfrey", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 5, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Poor black men were locked up. 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