Black Quote by David Banner

I think it's really important that we understand the ways in which blackness plays out, right, and discrimination against black people impacts different communities…

— Opal Tometi

One principle I've been fighting for that doesn't endear me to a lot of people is that black people can be just as complicated…

— Henry Louis Gates

The conditions that we are suffering force us to address the real issues that affect the life and well-being of the majority of our…

— Louis Farrakhan

Black people have always been more than our pain. The joy is so much a part of how we have survived and thrived.

— DeRay Mckesson

I think that's the best thing about being black is that we find a way to make our own communities and always give room…

— Brian Tyree Henry

I think the black community is no different from any other community. We need to take responsibility for how we live together. We need…

— Pearl Cleage

What sets black people apart is not some deficit in personal responsibility. It's the weight on our shoulders. That is what's actually different. We…

— Ta-Nehisi Coates

I've gotten a firsthand view at the destruction that black men and black women not being able to stay and build healthy relationships has…

— Hill Harper

Black people in the US are told all the time, from all aspects, that they're nothing, that they're less than. And of course that…

— Jesmyn Ward

I understand how difficult it can be for an African-American in today’s society. In fact, I can relate to black people very well indeed.…

— Mitt Romney

“When black folk say “Black Lives Matter,” they are in search of simple recognition. That they are decent human beings, that they aren’t likely…

— Michael Eric Dyson

Sadly, black people disassociate ourselves from the things which make us who we are, identifying them as lesser, or inferior. It's a form of…

— Nate Parker