Dad Quote by Dee Rees

I was born in the late '70s and grew up in the deep South, and I was very much still of an era where…

— Nate Powell

I grew up in a mixed-race family in Bristol. My cousin was this white guy who was interested in Parliament, Marc Bolan, Bowie. His…

— Tricky

I grew up in an all-white community.

— Gayle King

I was born in segregated Birmingham, Alabama. I didn't have a white classmate till we moved to Denver.

— Condoleezza Rice

My dad was in the hood, he was a minister, and he would always put churches in the ghetto.

— Wyclef Jean

Because I lived in construction towns, we had a lot of workers who came from the South. They were all white, and, sorry to…

— Tom Brokaw

I grew up on the west side of Detroit - 6 mile and Wyoming - so I was really in the 'hood. And I…

— Big Sean

I'm from the hood. You put me in a rough neighborhood and believe me, I'm OK.

— Jessie Vargas

I grew up with the White half of my family.

— Jaz Sinclair

I grew up in a small segregated steel town 6o miles outside of Cleveland, my parents grew up in the segregated south. As a…

— Lori Lightfoot

I was raised in a black household and grew up with black homies.

— Logic

I grew up in the 'hood, but it was like growing up in Beverly Hills because there were so many superstars around.

— Metta World Peace