Blackness Quote by Alice Walker

It's better to have your blackness taken away than to stand there and lie about who you actually are. That's the trap.

— Alice Walker

Growing up black, you are lied to and told to act in a way that isn't who you are.

— Rob Morgan

When you dishonor the the utter glory and majesty of black people, you lie. Your heart lies to you and you let it

— Sinead O'Connor

You see, I'm a mighty proud gal and I can't for the life of me, find any valid reason why anyone should lie about…

— Fredi Washington

Merely by describing yourself as black you have started on a road towards emancipation, you have committed yourself to fight against all forces that…

— Steven Biko

If you suffocate my blackness, you've got to realize that's supremacy.

— Lecrae

If you are born black, and you don't accept your natural status as a victim, then the validity of your blackness is immediately called…

— Candace Owens

The more you lie the more your heart turns black

— Sarah Mehmood

I know I am judged unfairly by my physical characteristics and ostracized because of that so I say, "Yes, I'm a black man."

— Chuck D

I also believe that you are what you have to defend, and if you're a black man that's always going to be the bar…

— Don Cheadle

The less I talk about being black, the better.

— Idris Elba

“What do you do when you find yourself out in a lie—even a white one? Well, one thing for sure, you don't put on…

— Vincent Price