African american Quote by Jon B

In the industry, artists of of color struggle the most. Caucasian artists have really solidified themselves in the industry, and with African Americans now…

— Mena Massoud

I have no interest in making music solely for a white audience. If that's what our audience is, I don't really feel responsible for…

— Panda Bear

It's unfortunate that a lot of people think African-American female artists are monolithically R&B this-or-that, don't have to do anything by default.

— Janelle Monae

Black artists are encouraged to explore their identity but are then pigeonholed according to their ethnicity. We may have seen the decline of old…

— Munira Mirza

In the music industry, you can't create success without having to engage a white man. It's just not possible. Whether it's executives, A&Rs, and…

— Kelela

I'm just hoping that, as more black artists take control of the narratives that are out there, more opportunities will come around for artists…

— KiKi Layne

No other creative field is as closed to those who are not white and male as is the visual arts. After I decided to…

— Faith Ringgold

There is this feeling among black artists that you have to be really careful. We're not inclined to talk about this stuff because, if…

— Kelela

I think it's always been especially hard for black people to let go of musicians who do heinous things because music is such an…

— Amanda Seales

A lot of white men in the music industry are promoting and participating in black culture in a way that is pretty careless. They…

— Kelela

The sad reality of it is, as black artists in the industry, we still have to work 10 times harder to get our voices…

— Ashton Sanders

I would like to see more African-American singers as part of our opera companies. If you take music and the arts out of the…

— Jessye Norman