Black Man Quotes

216 Black Man quotes by 140 unique authors

My father's voice had nevertheless remained untainted, inspiring, rebuking, granting or withholding approval. 'You do not work hard enough, Barry. You must help in your… — Barack Obama
It was into my father's image, the black man, son of Africa, that I'd packed all the attributes I sought in myself, the attributes of… — Barack Obama
I know that I am a black man in a white world. . . I know that I never had it made. — Jackie Robinson
Barack Obama was a black man that lived on the South Side of Chicago, who had his share of troubles catching cabs. — Michelle Obama
Whether you have a Ph.D., or no D, we're in this bag together. And whether you're from Morehouse or Nohouse, we're still in this bag… — Fannie Lou Hamer
When I was young I was one of the second generation of black people in Holland. My father was the first. My mother was white,… — Ruud Gullit
The political philosophy of black nationalism means that the black man should control the politics and the politicians in his own community; no more. — Malcolm X
The logic behind white domination is to prepare the black man for the subservient role in this country. — Steven Biko
We must realise that prophetic cry of black students: Black man you are on your own! — Steven Biko
To a large extent the evil-doers have succeeded in producing at the output end of their machine a kind of black man who is man… — Steven Biko
In the final analysis the weakness of Black Power is its failure to see that the black man needs the white man and the white… — Martin Luther King, Jr.
Ask any Mexican, any Puerto Rican, any black man, any poor person - ask the wretched how they fare in the halls of justice, and… — James A. Baldwin
Nothing in the world is easier in the United States than to accuse a black man of crime. — W. E. B. Du Bois
Sarah Palin and Michele Bachmann represent an existential threat to the Democratic Party the way that twenty years ago Clarence Thomas as a black man… — Andrew Breitbart
The black man continues on his way. He plods wearily no longer-he is striding freedom road with the knowledge that if he hasn't got the… — Adam Clayton Powell, Jr.
I think the black man in America wants to be recognized as a human being; and it's almost impossible for one who has enslaved another… — Malcolm X
An American Negro, however deep his sympathies, or however bright his rage, ceases to be simply a black man when he faces a black man… — James A. Baldwin
White man and black man, jew and gentile, protestant and catholic, will be able to hold hands and sing in the words of the ancient… — Martin Luther King, Jr.
I did not want to be the best black man of the year; I wanted to be the best man of the year. — Daley Thompson
My Soul to Keep is the ultimate love story with a black man and a black woman. I call it the ultimate love story. It's… — Blair Underwood
We used to be "shiftless and lazy," now we're "fearsome and awesome." I think the black man should take pride in that. — James Earl Jones
What people forget is that the most radical thing about Obama is that he was the first black man in history to imagine that he… — Henry Louis Gates
I also believe that you are what you have to defend, and if you're a black man that's always going to be the bar against… — Don Cheadle
I make films about black women and it doesn't mean that you can't see them as a black man, doesn't mean that he can't see… — Ava DuVernay
Strictly Business' is about a young black man who is learning about himself, and that applies to a lot of young black men, those who… — Tommy Davidson

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