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If [black] nationalism could create a strong and effective insularity, deliver on its promise of self-respect, then the hurt it might cause well-meaning whites, or… — Barack Obama
I imagine it was much different in the 1970s. That was the Renaissance for black actors, albeit in blaxploitation movies. There was a much greater… — Don Cheadle
Ive been a swimmer and a diver for quite a while. It was something that I think I got too comfortable with, and I dove… — Brooke Burns
We don't live in a world that's black and white. — Shannon Elizabeth
I believe that if you are bringing a child into the world, you should be willing to accept them in any reality. Whether they are… — Dianna Agron
I have reached a state in life where I can buy a whole house full of chairs and can bump into them until they are… — Mercedes McCambridge
I love the fact that we, as black people, carry our faith with us. We share it and embrace it and love it and talk… — Boris Kodjoe
At one point I was introduced to a devastatingly handsome young man -- beautiful, really -- with black unruly hair, large sensitive eyes fringed by… — Janet Leigh
I'm lucky because I have so many clashing cultural, racial things going on: black, Jewish, Irish, Portuguese, Cherokee. I can float and be part of… — Rashida Jones
We must face the No. 1 critical issue of our day. It is youth crime in general and black-on-black crime in particular. There is nothing… — Jesse Jackson
Abortion is black genocide...What happens to the mind of a person and the moral fabric of a nation that accepts the aborting of the life… — Jesse Jackson
We have to launch a national campaign against homophobia in the black community, — Coretta Scott King
I never said I wasn’t Black… I want to make that very clear. I said, I am not African-American. I never expected my personal beliefs… — Raven-Symone
Say I feel all sad and self-indulgent, then get stung by a wasp, my misery feels quite abstract and I long just to be in… — Russell Brand
I love playing all kinds of roles. I hope it doesn’t sound too pretentious, but I always feel human nature is like a piano, and… — Tom Hiddleston
Black men struggle with masculinity so much. The idea that we must always be strong really presses us all down - it keeps us from… — Donald Glover
If I’m a young black man in South Central L.A., where poverty is rampant and unemployment is skyrocketing, I see that Washington’s promises of a… — Bryant Gumbel
It’s just what they are — they’re jokes…most jokes are about Jewish people, rednecks, black folks…I can’t determine what offends another person. — Paula Deen
I feel like 'embattled' or 'disgraced' will always follow my name. It's like that black football player who recently came out, — Paula Deen
Well what I would really like is a bunch of little n***ers to wear long-sleeve white shirts, black shorts and black bow ties. You know,… — Paula Deen
Out of the blue and into the black — Neil Young
I forgot he [Barack Obama] was black tonight for an hour. — Chris Matthews
We're conditioned in this country to believe that if there's a problem, the black man is usually the culprit. — Wesley Snipes
Riddle me this, riddle me that. Who's afraid of the big black bat? — Jim Carrey
I’ve discovered a new affliction; it’s called Orphan Black Eyes. When people ask me what I’m working on and I tell them Orphan Black…they usually… — Michelle Forbes

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