Backwards Quote by Franklyn Ajaye

“[I] would argue that native-born blacks are so vastly less "African" than actual Africans that calling ourselves 'African American' is not only illogical but…

— John McWhorter

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

— Steven Caple Jr

“Ebonics is not a separate language. It is ghetto speech and substandard English. To claim that ebonics is a positive way of communicating for…

— Rev. Jesse Lee Peterson

First, of all, it isn't black talk, it's African American talk, and you should'nt be talking like that at all Samantha, it's rude and…

— Charlotte York

“Afrikaans was the language of the white minority in South Africa, and the forced learning of it created resentment among blacks. Even so, Nelson…

— Robert Lane Greene

The world has wanted me to speak differently than I speak. You know, I speak like my mom; I speak like, you know, like…

— Jordan Peele

When the culture is strong, you've got this consistency where black people can grow up in these places with this voice just resonating about…

— Bernice Johnson Reagon

“I am an African. I am white. I, in my humble way, and others in their much more brave way, have earned that right.”

— Nadine Gordimer

A friend of mine said that when Barack Obama was running for president, there was a whole generation of white kids who are used…

— George C. Wolfe

I can speak only as a white guy.

— Skip Bayless

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

“I am not 'African American' —I am black American.”

— John McWhorter