Being Quote by Cree Summer

I am not carefree. I'm just not. I experience an immense amount of joy, a crazy amount of joy through sadness and so much…

— Kelela

You never cared enough to be Black

— Gil Scott-Heron

So much of the world and the systems that we live within are made to keep us from feeling like we're free. The way…

— Morgan Parker

There's so much about the strong black woman stereotype that makes us forget that we do need and deserve help and care.

— Morgan Parker

Cause everbody care. Black, white, deep down we all do.

— Kathryn Stockett

I love been black,because they say life is not fair

— Plarge Omoruyi

I'm black, I don't feel burdened by it and I don't think it's a huge responsibility. It's part of who I am. It does…

— Oprah Winfrey

Not all BLACK girls are stuck up, wear weave, talk loud, are hoes, get pregnant, are ghetto, or ignorant..

— Christian Heggs

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

— Michael Jordan

“You don’t know, and there’s no way in the world for you to find out, what it’s like to be a black girl in…

— James Baldwin

I wish I could be more carefree. I grew up fast.

— Saweetie

For black and brown people, caring for ourselves and each other is not a neutral act. It is a necessary and radical part of…

— Jamila Woods