Alone Quote by Halle Berry

I think that's the best thing about being black is that we find a way to make our own communities and always give room…

— Brian Tyree Henry

I don't speak for all of us, but I'm pretty sure that my thoughts and opinions and beliefs identify with most people who are…

— Stephen A. Smith

I think it's really important that we understand the ways in which blackness plays out, right, and discrimination against black people impacts different communities…

— Opal Tometi

There is no separation between the black community and the LGBT community. As a black, queer woman myself, I often have to assert, right,…

— Alicia Garza

I like seeing things that you don't normally see. Black people are so diverse, we do so many things, we have given so much…

— Tichina Arnold

I never had a moment of realization about my blackness - I just was. Blackness was a central thread of my experience as a…

— Angela Rye

The black community sees itself as one group, and they are all experiencing the same experiences as a group with racism and whatnot, growing…

— Andrea Navedo

One of the facets of growing up the way I did, I never had the experience of being solely in the black community. Even…

— Justin Simien

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

We have to understand and explain to each other what blackness is.

— Michael Eric Dyson

Even though Blackness isn't a monolith, there are things that for Black people in the U.S. and globally are shared experiences. I think that…

— Ayo Edebiri

The black community can be competitive and cautious when it comes to those we want put on display for the world to see and…

— Karamo Brown