America Quote by Anonymous

When I come out of the box, I don't come out of the box as racial.

— Jim Brown

I want to emphasize the idea of black as intellectuality and conventionality.

— Ad Reinhardt

To be black and conscious in America is to be in a constant state of rage.

— James A. Baldwin

We are used to filmmakers telling us what it means to be black in America and we're always instructing it, like we're teaching a…

— Nia DaCosta

One must learn how to be black in America.

— Henry Louis Gates

In America, black is a country.

— Amiri Baraka

Black Box is not a statement about injustice committed against Sephardi Oriental Jews or about the extremism of religious Jews or the lack of…

— Amos Oz

We need to get past the point where being black and a male means that I am likely to mug you for your wallet,…

— John Amaechi

Black people created their own stereotype. Now its hard for me to be a educated young black man without being labeled as 'acting white.'

— Anonymous

To be a black person is to come from a long bloodline of survivors and storytellers, with a resilience that people can't even comprehend.

— Lena Waithe

. . . no Black woman can become an intellectual without decolonizing her mind.

— Bell Hooks

Body and soul, Black America reveals the extreme questions of contemporary life, questions of freedom and identity: How can I be who I am?

— June Jordan