Black Quote by Jemele Hill

Other countries get to support/cheer their athletes and everything is fine. As soon as I support Black American athletes, I get criticized.

— Floyd Mayweather

I strongly believe the black culture spends too much time, energy and effort raising, praising, and teasing our black children about the dubious glories…

— Arthur Ashe

There is no shame in black athletes not wanting to be role models, but there should be shame when they don't behave like one.…

— LZ Granderson

There is a solidarity that black people can find in celebrating the athletic success of our own, especially in sports where our existence is…

— Clint Smith

“When there is more concern for white sports fans in the vicinity of a riot than the black people facing off with police, there…

— Cindy Milstein

Black boys shouldn't have to feel that being good at sports is the only way to be cool - or to be valued by…

— Martellus Bennett

There's a whole lot more to the African-American community than entertainment and sports.

— J. C. Watts

I still think that there's some kind of psychological investment in black athletes carrying the flag for "us" at times. So, sports [remains a]…

— George Elliott Clarke

As blacks, all we got is sports and entertainment. That's the only way out the hood sometimes.

— Trey Songz

There's a long history and a pattern of Black athletes - and Black people, period - being told to shut up and accept whatever…

— Jemele Hill

There is a terrific apprehension among some people that blacks will take over the sport... It will create problems because their behavior, speech and…

— Arthur Ashe

Either black people end up being the best in sports, or else it's show business. You know, we all got rhythm.

— Diana Ross