Black Quote by Erykah Badu

Black history is American history. You cannot tell one story without telling the other.

— William Barr

I think that is what we do by preserving and telling our stories. If you don't tell your stories, other people will tell their…

— Henry Louis Gates

The way black people feel, especially, is if you're going to tell a black story, let it come from a real place.

— Algee Smith

The thing about black history is that the truth is so much more complex than anything you could make up.

— Henry Louis Gates

In my time since moving to the United States, I've found that there is a dearth of great writing for black people. There are…

— David Oyelowo

History is a story like any other, but black history is a story so devoid of logic that it frustrates the young reader. The…

— Rumaan Alam

Let the record show, Black history is American history, and I look forward to sharing this rich history with my family, friends, colleagues, and…

— Jasmine Crockett

Black people don't have an accurate idea of their history, which has been either suppressed or distorted.

— Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

A lot of times, we talk about black people as if being black is all they are. They get up, go to work... and…

— Margot Lee Shetterly

I sort of feel like that's the most revolutionary thing we can do with our narrative for me as Black people is to show…

— Viola Davis

We must begin to tell black women's stories because, without them, we cannot tell the story of black men, white men, white women, or…

— Kimberle Williams Crenshaw

We need to encourage black women to know that they are authors of their own destiny, that they have important stories to tell, and…

— Michaela Coel