Always Quote by Crystal Dunn

I was black growing up in an all-white neighborhood, so I felt like I just didn't fit in. Like I wasn't as good as…

— Halle Berry

As a black woman in the industry, you really do have to hold your head higher, stick your chest out, be kind and polite…

— Lena Waithe

Growing up I thought I might be the only black person in the world.

— Ncuti Gatwa

I come from a proud, Black family, and generations of proud, Black women. So I've always grown up with that special armor, that ability…

— Jade Cargill

I speak from a black woman's perspective, and that's a specific perspective, but sometimes there are things I want to be understood by folks…

— Amanda Seales

I don't want to be self-mythologizing, but I do feel like, growing up, on TV, there weren't a lot of young Black women who…

— Ayo Edebiri

As a black person, I'm used to going to places in which I might be the only black person that shows up there. This…

— Kerry James Marshall

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

— Michael Jordan

As a Black woman and a Black person my experience has been very different. I have a deep love and connection for my country…

— Madeleine Madden

As a Black woman, I felt my looks would always be challenged, and it's a matter of always showing up and being perfect. It's…

— Jasmine Crockett

Growing up the way I did, it was tough being one of only a few black people in the town and in school. What…

— Gina Prince-Bythewood

My mom was concerned that us four little black girls have a really well-balanced life. She wanted us to be around people like us,…

— Kelis