Always Quote by DeRay Mckesson

There are those who believe Black people possess the secret of joy and that it is this that will sustain them through any spiritual…

— Alice Walker

That is the thing that brought the Black community through so many of the hardships that we've faced historically. It's the ability to love…

— KiKi Layne

The history of black people in America, it's so painful. But throughout all that history there has still been the ability of our community…

— KiKi Layne

Black people in America have come from slavery to other forms of being oppressed and there are some things that come with that -…

— Common

I will probably have a tendency to lean toward trying to resolve the issues that negatively impact black people, but the overall picture and…

— David Banner

Most blacks are happy, except those who have had other ideas pushed into their ears.

— P. W. Botha

Every decent person feels the pain of the African-American community, but I also don't want to pretend like I know the exact distinct pain.

— Brad Stevens

It's perfectly possible to spotlight Black joy over Black suffering. Setting the story in the past doesn't mean that Black folks do nothing but…

— Rege-Jean Page

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

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

I never had that thing about being black. If the whole world was like that, maybe there would be more harmony and love.

— Tina Turner

A lot of black women still carry a lot of pain when they see black men with women who aren't black, and that's really…

— Regina King