Around Quote by Hilton Als

For black people, being around white people is sometimes like taking care of babies you don't like, babies who throw up on you again…

— Hilton Als

I don't have a problem with being black in a white country or being with my people.

— Tina Turner

I think sometimes what people miss about black people is that we're complicated, that we are indeed messy, that we do our best with…

— Viola Davis

What I know about this world is white people will take care of themselves. And what I have learned is that if you are…

— Vernon Jordan

On the one hand, there is no reason that a black person needs to live a portion of his or her life being concerned…

— Henry Hampton

As far as I'm concerned, and this is a big theme of mine, I'm not interested in white people loving me. It's an unrealistic…

— John McWhorter

I love seeing black people do normal things, being judged as normal people.

— Chris Rock

For Black people, we're one of the only groups of people that for some reason to express love of yourself, in some ways, is…

— Wynton Marsalis

I don't understand why black people feel this undying need to want to be down with white people all the time.

— Tony Rock

When people who are not black are interested in what I do, frankly, I'm always surprised. I don't know if it's my low expectations…

— Ta-Nehisi Coates

There's a long tradition of black folks pleading with white people. It's a tradition that emerges from political necessity, so I get it; I'm…

— Ta-Nehisi Coates

[Black people] come into the world exactly like you. It's just that there are circumstances in the culture that are dictated and put on…

— Denzel Washington