--- title: "12 Proud Black Quotes by 12 authors" description: "Browse 12 Proud Black quotes by 12 authors. Discover the best Proud Black sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/586/w-kamau-bell-3541_am_i-am-proud-to-be-black-man-652623_652623.jpg" --- > [I am proud to be black man.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/w-kamau-bell/i-am-proud-to-be-black-man/) [W. Kamau Bell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/w-kamau-bell/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/586/w-kamau-bell-3541_am_i-am-proud-to-be-black-man-652623_652623.jpg) > [I am proud of my black roots and of the black blood that runs in my veins.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ryan-giggs/i-am-proud-of-my-black-roots-and-of-the-black-blood-that-runs-in-my/) [Ryan Giggs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ryan-giggs/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/733/ryan-giggs-13908_black_i-am-proud-of-my-black-roots-and-of-the_2579946.png) > [I'm proud to be a woman. I'm proud to be a black woman, and I'm proud to be gay.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wanda-sykes/i-m-proud-to-be-a-woman-i-m-proud-to-be-a-black-woman-and-i-m-proud/) [Wanda Sykes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wanda-sykes/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f42/wanda-sykes-3827_black_i-m-proud-to-be-a-woman-i-m-proud-to-be_632131.jpg) > [I don't like the term 'black film,' and I am proud to be black.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-famuyiwa/i-don-t-like-the-term-black-film-and-i-am-proud-to-be-black/) [Rick Famuyiwa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-famuyiwa/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aa7/rick-famuyiwa-5995_black_i-don-t-like-the-term-black-film-and-i-a_1763976.jpg) > [I'm a black man that is proud to be black, and I want to help the black community, but I love all…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/common/i-m-a-black-man-that-is-proud-to-be-black-and-i-want-to-help-the/) [Common](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/common/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/247/common-2673_black_i-m-a-black-man-that-is-proud-to-be-blac_21440.png) > [I'm so proud to be a black woman; I wouldn't trade it for anything in the world.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/letoya-luckett/i-m-so-proud-to-be-a-black-woman-i-wouldn-t-trade-it-for-anything-in/) [LeToya Luckett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/letoya-luckett/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/76f/letoya-luckett-3498_anything_i-m-so-proud-to-be-a-black-woman-i-would_896456.jpg) > [I'm very proud to be black, but I'm just as much black as I am white. But I want tell stories that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shemar-moore/i-m-very-proud-to-be-black-but-i-m-just-as-much-black-as-i-am-white/) [Shemar Moore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shemar-moore/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/96d/shemar-moore-11073_am_i-m-very-proud-to-be-black-but-i-m-just_2830838.png) > [I'm proud to be black and white and look the way I look. I'm proud to not speak down on women or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/logic/i-m-proud-to-be-black-and-white-and-look-the-way-i-look-i-m-proud-to/) [Logic](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/logic/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fd9/logic-5221_black-and-white_i-m-proud-to-be-black-and-white-and-look_2353744.jpg) > [I don't need to tell myself that I'm black or that I'm proud of being black. I just am, and it just…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thundercat/i-don-t-need-to-tell-myself-that-i-m-black-or-that-i-m-proud-of-being/) [Thundercat](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thundercat/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/702/thundercat-6339_being_i-don-t-need-to-tell-myself-that-i-m-bla_48468.jpg) > [I'm very proud to be black, but black is not all I am. That's my cultural historical background, my genetic make-up, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/denzel-washington/i-m-very-proud-to-be-black-but-black-is-not-all-i-am-that-s-my/) [Denzel Washington](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/denzel-washington/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/641/denzel-washington-1345_black_i-m-very-proud-to-be-black-but-black-is_81581.jpg) > [As a young black boy, it made me proud to see black leaders that did something amazing and made the world change.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-legend/as-a-young-black-boy-it-made-me-proud-to-see-black-leaders-that-did/) [John Legend](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-legend/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7f1/john-legend-1666_black_as-a-young-black-boy-it-made-me-proud-to_2382024.png) > [I come from a proud, Black family, and generations of proud, Black women. So I've always grown up with that special armor,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jade-cargill/i-come-from-a-proud-black-family-and-generations-of-proud-black-women/) [Jade Cargill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jade-cargill/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a18/jade-cargill-6668_black_i-come-from-a-proud-black-family-and-gen_2797663.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/proud-black/#itemlist", "name": "Proud Black Quotes", "numberOfItems": 12, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I am proud to be black man.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "W. 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