Black Quote by Chris Ofili

As women we're expected to be superhuman, especially black women.

— Jaz Sinclair

I love being black. People look at me like I'm crazy cause I love myself, and I look at them like they need a…

— Taisha N Wright

I often find myself in situations where I am the token black person. It can feel like this enormous weight.

— Amandla Stenberg

If you see black people being portrayed in this one way well then, when you see a black person in real life, you're going…

— KiKi Layne

I feel that my advances in the business world will shatter a lot of white myths about black athletes-and give some pride and hope…

— O. J. Simpson

You just have to be strong if you're a black woman.

— Melissa Harris-Perry

I realize that I'm black, but I like to be viewed as a person, and this is everybody's wish.

— Michael Jordan

I'm about looking at each of those perceived menacing black men that you see in the streets all over the place, people that you…

— Kehinde Wiley

I know there are a lot of eyes on me now from young girls, and it makes me so proud. The only Black woman…

— Misty Copeland

I don't think being black has held me back at all. Being black makes you strong.

— Anita Baker

Recognize that being one of the only black people in an organization, or just in a meeting, automatically makes you very visible. Use this…

— Kenneth I. Chenault

The burden of being black is that you have to be superior just to be equal. But the glory of it is that, once…

— Jesse Jackson