Being Quote by Jenna Wortham

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

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

Black people are the only segment in American society that is defined by its weakest elements. Every other segment is defined by its highest…

— Jewell Jackson McCabe

If you're a black person in America, it's really hard to avoid being black. And what I mean is that the reality of your…

— Cheo Hodari Coker

As black people we were out to further our equality. I don't pay attention to the controversial connotations put on by media and the…

— Chuck D

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

We don't often truly consider the embeddedness of black folks in the American imaginary. America would not exist in its current form without the…

— RaMell Ross

There is a perception within our community and the world that black people don't love each other. That we don't fight for each other.…

— Gina Prince-Bythewood

I think that for the most part, black people specifically have sort of been used as props in TV shows as a way to…

— Lena Waithe

Black storytelling can be about anything, absolutely anything, and within that it can be as enriching, as complex, beautiful, ugly as anything else. We…

— Paterson Joseph

Black people are not often considered mainstream.

— Lamman Rucker

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