America Quote by Cord Jefferson

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

When you say that you are a race man, it means that you embrace the entire black community regardless of the hue, whether somebody…

— Ed Smith

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

There are so many stereotypes of how you have to be as a black man, growing up in the community as a man.

— Ashton Sanders

As a black man, so often you grow up suppressing your emotions and sensitivity.

— Russell Hornsby

I've pretty much learned I can let that [being black] hinder me if I want to ... or I can fight for different kinds…

— Halle Berry

An American Negro, however deep his sympathies, or however bright his rage, ceases to be simply a black man when he faces a black…

— James A. Baldwin

Growing up black, you are lied to and told to act in a way that isn't who you are.

— Rob Morgan

When you see a black guy on TV, he's always a thug or always portrayed as someone that's in trouble. It spreads the message…

— Thomas Jones

It's one thing when other African-Americans try to threaten my race card, but when people outside of my ethnicity have the audacity to question…

— Issa Rae

He[Michael Jackson] had a joy in being alive. There was a joy you felt of him on the stage and making us not just…

— Cornel West

The tendency to conformity in our society is so strong that reasonably intelligent and well-meaning young people are willing to call white black. This…

— Solomon Asch