Act Quote by Gabourey Sidibe

When I walk in the door sometimes, I'm already an anomaly. Because I'm working in a genre that African-American's don't typically engage in.

— Kevin Grevioux

I'm a normal girl from a normal background, I just happen to be in the public eye. My job is to be on TV…

— Michelle Keegan

In the beginning, I found myself dealing with a show business dictated by male white supremacists and chauvinists. As a black female, I had…

— Diahann Carroll

I generally wear a lot of black clothes, and I think that comes from wanting to be as neutral as possible. We use a…

— Dan Smith

I'm really not that weird. I'm a combination of a lot of different things. Maybe it's just easier to make me look weird than…

— Devon Aoki

It is annoying that some people only see black women as role models to other black women, rather than as role models to lots…

— Lolly Adefope

I do like things the way that I like them. But I'm trying not to be - I don't wanna be that way. I'm…

— Kelela

As a black woman I always felt growing up I had to do above and beyond stuff to be noticed, to feel like I…

— Crystal Dunn

It's great to know that young black girls are seeing themselves on TV as leading ladies, and I'm part of that. It's just such…

— Candice Patton

I know there are a lot of eyes on me now from young girls, and it makes me so proud. The only Black woman…

— Misty Copeland

My queer black women peers are the ones who make me not feel crazy. The way we act is so instinctive.

— Kelela

I'm used to being the only black guy. I've seriously walked onstage, looked out in the audience, 15,000 people - and I'm the only…

— Darius Rucker