America Quote by Justin Simien

In fashion, there's a lack of strong male images. And there's a huge lack of strong African American images. I noticed over the past…

— Tyson Beckford

From my situation as an African American person in the U.S., people may look at me and think a certain thing without getting to…

— Kevin Olusola

I don't walk around all the time thinking of myself as African American, but oftentimes in Hollywood, you are reminded of that in ways…

— Salim Akil

We so love to stereotype people in this country - I can relate to that myself as I've experienced it. By taking on challenges…

— Ben Fogle

I am more than a black guy. I am a person, I'm storyteller, I'm a son, I'm a friend, so I am all those…

— Justin Simien

We know the road of lack of recognition, of people telling us that we can't headline a movie because black women don't translate overseas,…

— Viola Davis

I find myself frequently introducing myself to someone, saying that, you know, I've grown up black and biracial in the United States.

— Natasha Trethewey

It's fascinating that people, there's so many people now who will make judgments based on what you look like. I'm black. So I'm supposed…

— Clarence Thomas

At one time, you could sit on the Rue de la Paix in Paris or at the Habima Theater in Tel Aviv or in…

— Maya Angelou

To be raised as a man of color in America - especially a black man, and particularly a very dark black man - is…

— Cord Jefferson

When a young black man acts crazily in my presence, I can't help but feel that, secretly, everyone is not only judging him, but…

— Cord Jefferson

I've been in situations where I was the only black guy. We're in a time now where nobody wants to see that. But it…

— Dak Prescott