Change Quote by Deon Cole

Somebody has always wanted me to speak as a voice of black America, but it has dawned on me that I can only speak…

— Yolanda King

Learn to love being black.

— Don Lemon

I've done a handful of voiceover and on-camera jobs where I've been asked to 'be blacker.' That's code for sassier, more ghetto, more neck…

— Nicole Byer

Everybody else is out being themselves at work, so I don't understand why black people have to change the way they talk in order…

— Deon Cole

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

When you have done your best, confronted your fear of committing to color and form, and dared to step over the threshold into the…

— Michele Cassou

Be Black, buy Black, think Black, and all else will take care of itself.

— Marcus Garvey

I love being black.

— Daniel Kaluuya

I don't mind being black. I'm black out loud. It's more than the people that they are, it's the condition that they represent.

— Mos Def

It's not that I try to be Black. I am Black.

— Jasmine Crockett

“The voice of a Black woman should always be HERSELF ... No edits - no erasure - no pressure - no expectations - no…

— Malebo Sephodi

I am black, so with my writing and my voice, you get that kind of dialect.

— Steven Caple Jr