Black Quote by Amy Sherald

I went to a school that was predominantly white, and I was one of the first wave of black kids.

— Jay Blades

I was the only mixed-race girl in my school, but for me, that was a positive thing; it made me unique. If it wasn't…

— Alesha Dixon

I went to a predominantly white school, and I was the only black girl. I can remember thinking, 'I don't want to be as…

— Kelly Rowland

And I can relate to that, because I went to an all white school, so I knew what that was like. And it was…

— Rachel True

I think that it's hard enough being an adolescent and wanting so much to fit in with your peers, your schoolmates, and to erase…

— Natasha Trethewey

I know what it's like to be in predominantly white situations in the educational system. My parents are educators, and I went to performing…

— Da'Vine Joy Randolph

When I was growing up, the hardest part for me was that when I looked around I didn't see anyone who looked like me.…

— A'ja Wilson

It was jarring to be berated for 'acting white' when I was placed in a predominantly black middle school in Southern California. I was…

— Issa Rae

I was a black kid in an all-white school, so I had to deal with some of that stress and pressure.

— Roy Hibbert

Growing up in a school that was majority white, my understanding of the world was that I was different but that differences shouldn't be…

— Alicia Garza

I didn't see myself any different from my white counterparts in school. I just didn't! I thought I could do what they did. And…

— Viola Davis

Growing up the way I did, it was tough being one of only a few black people in the town and in school. What…

— Gina Prince-Bythewood