Quote by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

“And remember that it’s not about you. American Blacks are not telling you that you are to blame. They are just telling you what…

— Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Part of what our problem as blacks in America is that we don't claim that. Partly, you see, because of the linguistic environment in…

— August Wilson

“You stop that,’ he said, in a voice which he did not recognise. ‘You stop that. You stop trying to kill me. It’s not…

— James Baldwin

“And that makes us (black women) feel like we have spokespeople, because everybody we encounter feels they have a piece of you and can…

— Malebo Sephodi

“I am not 'African American' —I am black American.”

— John McWhorter

“Every voice raised against racism chips away at its power. We can't afford to stay silent.”

— Reni Eddo-Lodge

“If you’re telling a non-black person about something racist that happened to you, make sure you are not bitter. Don’t complain. Be forgiving. If…

— Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

“Sometimes I'm a black. Not everyone realizes blackness has to be conferred upon you again and again. It's like getting your nails done. Or…

— Laura Yes Yes

“It was awful to be Negro and have no control over my life. It was brutal to be young and already trained to sit…

— Maya Angelou

“African-Americans are just as likely to harbor racist attitudes as white people.”

— Ben Carson

“We "BLACKS" we have many talents and many great things we can do in life...but we just don't have the ability to try.”

— Ralph Ramovha

“I knew, and every black man there knew, that I, as a man now white once again, could say the things that needed saying…

— John Howard Griffin