Black person Quote by Amandla Stenberg

I'm not a token black guy.

— Big Narstie

The black experience for me has been very interesting. Some days, I wake up, and I feel really black. Some days, I'm like, 'This…

— Jessica Williams

All token Blacks have the same experience. I have been pointed at as a solution to things that have not yet begun to be…

— Leontyne Price

As a black woman I always felt growing up I had to do above and beyond stuff to be noticed, to feel like I…

— Crystal Dunn

I realize that I'm black, but I like to be viewed as a person, and this is everybody's wish.

— Michael Jordan

I don't carry myself as a black person but as a woman that belongs to everybody. After all, it's the general public that made…

— Eartha Kitt

I dont think being black has held me back at all. Being black makes you strong.

— Anita Baker

I don't think being black has held me back at all. Being black makes you strong.

— Anita Baker

As a black person, I'm used to going to places in which I might be the only black person that shows up there. This…

— Kerry James Marshall

Some days, I do feel that pressure of, 'What do I mean as a black woman? What am I representing?' It honestly just gives…

— Jessica Williams

I'm what they call a 'non-black person of color': NBPOC. It's easy and seductive and common to mobilize around these identity issues, but often…

— Vijay Iyer

I feel that sometimes, holding yourself as black, saying that is your sole identity, can sometimes stand in your way of being a member…

— Giancarlo Esposito