Challenges Quote by Jurnee Smollett-Bell

I saw the things that my sister went through - she's dark skinned - with boys not considering her attractive in her youth and…

— Bill Duke

My mum has always given me a lot of lessons on how I'll be perceived by other people sometimes because of the colour of…

— Jude Bellingham

I think that no matter how dark a person is, the more you learn about them, the more you understand about their life, the…

— John Hawkes

“The dark girl's gaze lights on me again, and something passes over her face, something I've seen before. Her face is speaking: you can't…

— Norma Fox Mazer

Growing up, I never known anybody in my family actually to interact with a person of color.

— Mary L. Trump

For people who've never seen me before, some of my material is quite a surprise. I look like your sister or neighbour, and then…

— Sarah Millican

“I've often thought that being a light-skinned black woman is like being a well-dressed person who is also homeless. You may be able to…

— Zinzi Clemmons

When I was in the second grade, one of my teachers said, "Where are you going to find a husband? How are you going…

— Lupita Nyong'o

For me, I've gotten away from feeling I'm too dark. we're all women of color, and a lot of us are doing some great…

— Rutina Wesley

Some things you never really fully understand unless you are actually black and you experience how it feels when someone treats you differently based…

— AJ Tracey

Both within the family and without, our sisters hold up our mirrors: our images of who we are and of who we can dare…

— Elizabeth Fishel

I've played characters who are dark and have done things I never have experienced, which is why I try to find the reasons why…

— Michael Eklund