Being labeled Quote by Anonymous

There are so many stereotypes of how you have to be as a black man, growing up in the community as a man.

— Ashton Sanders

We put stereotypes on ourselves. Everybody does that. But I think it's just a little harder for black kids to just be who they…

— Donald Glover

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 think a lot of times stereotypes come when there are disconnected white writers who maybe have two or three black friends, and they…

— Dorian Missick

We put stereotypes on ourselves - like, everybody does that. But I think it's just a little harder for black kids to just like,…

— Donald Glover

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

— Rob Morgan

As African-Americans, we don't start with a blank slate, while other people may. In our position, there's always some sort of stereotype that is…

— Xavier Woods

I was brought up in black neighborhoods in South Baltimore. And we really felt like we were very black. We acted black and we…

— Jerry Leiber

I think the stereotypes many black men are put under, even in the entertainment world, can sometimes have a dark or negative undertone.

— MNEK

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

— Jay Blades

People have been taught not just to have a negative perception of black people, but to have a belief in the superiority of white…

— John Barnes

Long gone is the time when we opposed the notion that we all looked alike and talked alike. Somehow we have come to exalt…

— Clarence Thomas